| CHACO | Some reach a country plain |
| CHAP | Some reach a position with one of the lads (4) |
| BASUTOLAND | Old country plain attracts head of sciences in car (10) |
| GAMBIA | First step, not last, to reach a country (6) |
| MOUNTAINEERING | In which some reach the peak of their aspirations? |
| CHAR | Some reach arrangement to slightly burn |
| CHINA | Some reach in and get porcelain (5) |
| ACHIEVE | Reach a Greek character, a woman in a garden (7) |
| FLOWER | Reach a peak; a 21; something that moves as a liquid (6) |
| CHAD | Reach a decision to expose the country |
| HEAD | Reach a crisis, come to a ... |
| ADD | Reach a total, in a simple way |
| ATTAIN | Reach a teetotaller in a muddle (6) |
| AGREETODISAGREE | Reach a tentative truce after a debate |
| MEASUREUP | A rsum may describe the way to reach a certain standard (7,2) |
| DYNO | Rapid, powerful climbing move across a rock face to reach a hold (4) |
| COMETOTHEBOIL | Approach a particular nasty spot and reach a critical state (4,2,3,4) |
| COMETOAHEAD | Reach a crisis as space traveller, before grabbing a little oxygen |
| HOMEANDDRY | In a position to reach a goal without much further difficulty (4,3,3) |
| HUNG | Status of a jury which cannot reach a verdict (4) |
