| PALATES | They are both hard and soft |
| THEHOBBIT | Work that’s both hard and I bet shattering |
| HEROINE | Lady worshipped drugs, both hard and recreational (7) |
| IVY | "The holly and the ___, When they are both full grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown (3) |
| COD | Be it a popular white food-fish possibly caught with a hackle, or a now-obsolete word for a bag, they are both associated with tackle (3) |
| CHALK | Butterfly provides clue about prince and king getting badly stuck between hard and soft (5,4,4) |
| CRACKPOT | It's crazy, using hard and soft drugs together (8) |
| PINES | Source of hard and soft lumber |
| PALATE | Hard and soft roof |
| ALLINONEPRINTER | Device that makes hard and soft copies |
| HANDDOWN | Pass on hard and soft feathers (4,4) |
| ROADIE | Assistant on the Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour |
| EILISH | Billie whose third album, "Hit Me Hard and Soft," will be released next month |
| AKIN | Glen and Sue are both leaving Gunnislake at the end of June, and going off travelling -- they are of a similar character (4) |
| DECORATIVEARTS | Things such as textiles and ceramics that are both functional and ornamental |
| ORDER | Beland Honderich (publisher of the Star from 1966 to 1988) and his son John Honderich (publisher of the Star from 1994 to 2004) are both honoured (Beland, an Officer and John, a Member) in The ___ of |
| ASIA | Israel and India are both part of it |
| BRAGG | Melvyn and Billy are both heard to boast (5) |
| EUROPE | Germany and Italy are both found on this continent |
| BARS | Publican and prisoner are both behind them (4) |
