| ABACK | Taken so, by surprise (5) |
| ARROW | Luxury boat train from London to Dover and then by ferry to Calais (6, 5) |
| SPROG | Super song, played now and then by British youngster |
| RATIS | Properly, a log raft and so by metonymy, any boat (5) |
| SOLAR | Sun, then, by a city river (5) |
| TENTH | Is the time out, then, by a fraction? (5) |
| HOLYROMAN | Empire made up of the varying complex of lands in western and central Europe that was ruled over first by Frankish and then by German kings for 10 centuries (800-1806). (4,5) |
| DYAK | Daypack taken now and then by folk from Borneo (4) |
| HORSEBOX | Tramp outside crashes now and then by trailer (5,3) |
| TANGENT | Train taken now and then by man, is beside the point |
| SLOBBER | Drool over books in sale now and then by monarch (7) |
| HORSESHOE | Hoof rested every now and then by trainer; it's considered good luck |
| HOUSEOFLORDS | London institution can accommodate golf played now and then by peers |
| INBADPART | Shortly ordered to interrupt home leave, taken so amiss? |
| HEIGHT | Measure taken so long as one stands for it |
| INONEFELLSWOOP | Rahm's the skill finally to crack sparkling Open now? If so, by a stroke (2,3,4,5) |
| LAXER | Not so by-the-book |
| PRAECEPS | Headfirst, so by extension, rash and hasty |
| ISNT | "Say It ___ So" by hall & Oates |
| NOISOME | At first, so by myself it's disgusting (7) |
