| SATURATIONPOINT | The stage at which no more people, things or ideas can be absorbed or accommodated (10,5) |
| SATURATE | Cause soil or potting compost to become thoroughly soaked with water, or other liquid, so that no more can be absorbed (8) |
| APRON | The stage at which one approaches the house |
| PHASE | The stage at which mushy peas are just about hot (5) |
| GROUPS | Word, from "bunches, clusters, knots", for sets of people, things or painted figures, lumped together (6) |
| TAKENIN | High grade knowledge crammed in can be absorbed (5,2) |
| LINE | Row of people, things or printed words (4) |
| THINKTANK | Where on-tap ideas can be drawn off? (5,4) |
| SETASIDE | How ideas can be made available? (3-5) |
| ASIDE | This apart, ideas can be worked out (5) |
| FORTHETIMEBEING | Temporarily be absorbed in new model of fine tiger moth (3,3,4,5) |
| CROSSROAD | Stage at which important decision has to be made, which direction from here? (9) |
| NILSSON | Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, who commanded the stage at Beyreuth as the leading Wagnerian soprano |
| METAPHORS | Figures of speech in which analogies are constructed between two things or ideas (9) |
| METAPHOR | A figure of speech in which an analogy is constructed between two things or ideas (8) |
| LEGHORN | Stage at which, sadly, Hugh's retirement starts a€“ no chicken! (7) |
| REGULATORS | Word for governors, supervisors, thermostats or other controlling or limiting people/things (10) |
| NOUNS | People, animals, places, things or ideas |
| WHATSTHEMEANINGOFTHIS | ___? pron. the nearer of two things or ideas being discussed |
| THOUGHT | Throughout our absence, an idea can be traced (7) |
