| MORALVICTORY | Triumph by right, though it may be indecisive |
| PUBLICOWNERSHIP | State control may punish price, blow though it may be (6,9) |
| SWOLLEN | Enlarged by the lens, low though it may be (7) |
| CONSISTENCY | Consents, icy though it may be, to show how thick it is (11) |
| PIE | Soft, that is, though it may be crusty |
| CHARLADY | She cleans clay, hard though it may be (8) |
| ELECTROMAGNETIC | Sort of force to greet ten, comical though it may be (15) |
| NEGLIGENT | Careless use of gin, gentle though it may be (9) |
| CYNIC | He sees no good in privacy, nice though it may be (5) |
| GRATE | Great sound, though it may be harsh to the ear (5) |
| REGISTRAR | He keeps official record of grist, rare though it may be (9) |
| REPARTEE | Ready, witty answer from Pete, rare though it may be (8) |
| NICE | There's something agreeable about a panic, extreme though it may be |
| YODELS | Yes: old though it may be, one sings like a mountaineer (6) |
| HIVES | They store honey, rash though it may be (5) |
| BEAM | Heavy piece of wood, though it may be light (4) |
| ROOK | Black bird, though it may be white (4) |
| SUFFRAGETTE | Name adopted by militant female campaigners for women’s voting rights, though it was first used insultingly in the Daily Mail |
| MEDICAMENT | The sea I can't get myself into, curative though it may be (10) |
| HAIR | Being ahead of Independent and Republican, finally triumph by a narrow margin |
