| WINDLASSES | They can provide uplift - sadness will shortly dissolve |
| VINCENTVAN | On the day he died, who said to his brother, "La tristesse durera toujours"? (The sadness will last forever) (7,3,4) |
| GOGH | On the day he died, who said to his brother, "La tristesse durera toujoursa"? (The sadness will last forever) (7,3,4) |
| THEORY | Soldiers being captured, they can provide an explanation |
| XRAYS | They can provide inside information about a complaint (1-4) |
| DABS | Experts - they can provide evidence for crime |
| CARBATTERIES | They can provide good starts |
| MULTIVITAMINS | Vital summit in disarray? They can provide some healthy inputs |
| RAISE | Sun God is here ultimately to provide uplift |
| ELEVATION | It's part of the architect's plan to provide uplift (9) |
| BRAVO | Supporter, very ordinary one provides uplift (5) |
| ILLATEASE | Anxious I will shortly meet a wind-up merchant (3,2,4) |
| HELLBENT | Determined he will shortly get grass (8) |
| HELLO | He will shortly get a ring, so he says |
| HELLCAT | Man will shortly whip virago (4,3) |
| ILLHEALTH | I will shortly cure the endless sickness (3,6) |
| FREEFORALL | Uninhibited discussions will shortly lead to a brawl (4-3-3) |
| LILLE | I will shortly go into the French town (5) |
| ILLTEMPER | Setter will shortly moderate tetchiness (3,6) |
| DONEDEAL | Scottish city will shortly report finished business (4,4) |