| TRACTANTUR | They are handled (aguntur), including in thought and writing (disputantur) |
| CARGOES | They are handled by cranes or cages, maybe (7) |
| PREOCCUPIED | Deep in thought and quiet, couple cried, sadly left abandoned (11) |
| INDIVIDUALISTIC | Showing independence in thought and action (15) |
| STRUCTURALIST | Relating to unconscious, underlying patterns in thought and behaviour (13) |
| CHASTE | Pure in thought and act |
| SAINTLY | Angelic in thoughts and deeds |
| SYCAMORE | Large, deciduous, broad-leaved tree, there are many examples in Mallorca including in the town of esporles where they line the main street |
| SENDAK | Author and illustrator of picture books including In the Night Kitchen and Where the Wild Things Are (6) |
| STEWED | Thought and thought and thought (about) |
| OBSTETRICS | Study in which club members' deliveries are handled? |
| RORO | Endless line after line - how lorries are handled in ferries |
| CONSERTA | Entwined and tied, including in close combat, vide eg ____ acies, Tacitus, Ann. 6.35 |
| SHELLSHOCKED | How hens get when their eggs are handled roughly? |
| RIVERBANK | Where finances are handled for those afloat? (9) |
| PAYABLE | Biz bills are handled by the accounts ___ department |
| SONG | With examples including In the Bleak Midwinter, Somerset Wassail and John Mason Neale's O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, an aria, chant, hymn, noel, wassail or other such musical composition for choir, chori |
| THESIS | The terms of economics need including in the present essay (6) |
| CHIPMUNK | Rodent I'm quietly including in piece (8) |
| ASSET | Item of value, including in calculating a company's worth (5) |
