| MAINE | State colliery must contain answer (5) |
| REACT | Beware! Action may contain answer (5) |
| HALAL | For some, religiously legitimate passage contains answer (5) |
| EXAMS | Old manuscript contains answer for tests |
| LUNGS | Ears must contain new organs (5) |
| MEANT | Intended food must contain new ingredient (5) |
| DURUM | The drum must contain Ursula's top wheat for pasta (5) |
| REVUE | Drama that takes place in the cosmos whose last word is a type of sung performance: 2 wds. (Theme answer: One square must contain three letters, which you can enter by pressing "rebus" or escape to to |
| ASTRO | Jazz fan formed by the opposite of "warm" + a meowing animal: 2 wds. (Theme answer: One square must contain three letters, which you can enter by pressing "rebus" or escape to toggle rebus mode. Those |
| ISLAM | Cute synonym for "hurries" spelled using only the letters in "cost" (Theme answer: One square must contain three letters, which you can enter by pressing "rebus" or escape to toggle rebus mode. Those |
| LOSER | Also-ran How to play: Each row must contain the numbers |
| REDBLOODCELLS | "Orc dolls bleed" they must contain these (3,5,5) |
| TRANSACT | Leaflet contains answer to deal (8) |
| MINIMAL | Note left contains answer that's negligible |
| JUSTASKOSH | "Barely any" equivalent whose last two words anagram to "shakos": 3 wds. (Theme answer: One square must contain four letters, which you can enter by pressing "rebus" or escape to toggle rebus mode. Th |
| JOJOBAOIL | Lotion additive formed by a reduplicative nickname for "Joseph" + an anagram of "aboil": 2 wds. (Theme answer: One square must contain three letters, which you can enter by pressing "rebus" or escape |
| MOJOBAG | Magical accessory formed by a synonym for "moxie" + a synonym for "pouch": 2 wds. (Theme answer: One square must contain three letters, which you can enter by pressing "rebus" or escape to toggle rebu |
| FILM | Calendar page before November (Theme answer: One square must contain three letters, which you can enter by pressing "rebus" or escape to toggle rebus mode. Those three letters are initials for a certa |
| HOT | Person with a part in a stage play (Theme answer: One square must contain three letters, which you can enter by pressing "rebus" or escape to toggle rebus mode. Those three letters are initials for a |
| GRIP | Synonym for "evict" whose last word is the opposite of "in": (Theme answer: One square must contain three letters, which you can enter by pressing "rebus" or escape to toggle rebus mode. Those three l |
