| CARPET | Sweep under the ____ , expression meaning 'to hide unpleasant facts' (6) |
| THUMB | She's got you under the ___, expression (5) |
| RUG | Sweep under the ___ (try to conceal) |
| DEODORISES | Hides unpleasant smell from old bird admitting sweetheart on climbs (10) |
| STINK | Botanist in Kew hides unpleasant smell (5) |
| CIRCLE | Square the ____, expression meaning 'to try to do the impossible' (6) |
| NETTLE | Grasp the ____, expression meaning 'to set about an unpleasant task with firmness' (6) |
| AGENDA | Set the ____, expression meaning 'to dictate the course of action' (6) |
| HUSHUP | It's hard on you and me having huge half of pressure to sweep under the carpet (4,2) |
| PIECES | Go to ____, expression meaning 'to lose the ability to deal with a situation' (6) |
| RAKEUP | Produce unpleasant facts from the past (4,2) |
| TRUTHS | Plain statements of unpleasant facts (4,6) |
| THROAT | Stick in one's ___ , expression meaning 'to be difficult to accept' (6) |
| SENSES | Come to one's ____ , expression meaning 'to start behaving reasonably again' (6) |
| POSSUM | Play ____, expression meaning 'to pretend to be asleep or unconscious' (6) |
| BOUNCE | On the ____ , expression meaning 'in succession without a break' (6) |
| WORDGO | From the ____, expression meaning 'since the very beginning' (4,2) |
| TICKET | Just the ____, expression meaning 'exactly what is needed' (6) |
| NOTICE | Hand in one's ____, expression meaning 'to tell an employer of an intention to leave' (6) |
| STUMPS | Draw ____, expression meaning 'to close play in cricket' (6) |
