| PELMETS | They hide away so the woman can't get her hands on them, reportedly (7) |
| MCQUEEN | Mercedes _, desperate to get her hands on some special drugs to cure her cancer in Hollyoaks (7) |
| HIVEOFF | Secretly squirrel away, so the bees have no power? (4,3) |
| NOTADICKYBIRD | Nothing at all, so the woman must be well! (3,1,5,4) |
| OBAMA | Michelle ___ broke protocol in 2009 by putting her hand on the Queen's back |
| OATH | The promise that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took with her hand on a bible |
| STAYATHOME | Unadventurous guy? Then the woman stripped off (4-2-4) |
| MATERNITYLEAVE | Time when woman can't go into work because of a delivery |
| CAD | One a woman can't trust |
| SECRETE | The cardinal points to the island where they hide it (7) |
| HUBCAPS | They hide the nuts inside... (7) |
| VAMOOSE | Told to run away so a move is necessary (7) |
| SPOILER | Plot is given away, so peril is diverted (7) |
| DROPOUT | Fall away, so give up (4,3) |
| CREASED | CPR lost heart, faded away, then folded (7) |
| OUTPOST | From distant office, drive away, then choose to come back in |
| SHIRLEYTEMPLE | Who was the first star to imprint her feet as well as her hands in concrete in Hollywood? (7,6) |
| SMOKESCREENS | They hide the truth of kinky sex in order to escape mocking remark on return (12) |
| TAYLORSWIFT | on her hand before each concert (it's her lucky number) |
| COVERUPS | They hide what's really happening with mugs boxing - it's no longer on (5-3) |
