| FORTYTWO | Strong position taken over wife accessing flexible toy, as Adams' comprehensive solution (5-3) |
| BRIDGEHEAD | Strong position taken in enemy territory (10) |
| UNIVERSAL | One unravels comprehensive solution (9) |
| PASSWORD | Hand over wife or daughter as proof of identity (8) |
| ENTRENCH | Has hard new centre built to establish a strong position (8) |
| NEWSITEM | Modernist position taken by Frenchman in the paper (4,4) |
| ATTITUDE | Position taken by striker (8) |
| POSTCARD | Position taken by funny guy in short communication |
| INSTANCE | An example of position taken up? (8) |
| BACKSEAT | Position taken by those who are retiring |
| STUPIDLY | Positions taken up lazily and in a thoughtless manner |
| SWUNG | What Tarzan did in trees, as wildebeests jumped over wife (5 |
| ALLTHE | In a strong position and prepared to deal (7,3,3,5) |
| HOLDING | In a strong position and prepared to deal (7,3,3,5) |
| CARDS | In a strong position and prepared to deal (7,3,3,5) |
| TIPTOP | Recommend toy as excellent (3-3) |
| TEDDY | Bear with me to have cuddly toy as a boy! (5) |
| PHOSSYJAW | Matchmaker's complaint as shy old JP dithers over wife |
| ROLEMODEL | Part with toy, as good example (4,5) |
| WONTED | Got cuddly toy as prize, as usual |
