| TIL | Up to a point |
| BITTERNESS | Popular drink, up to a point, can lead to a bad taste (10) |
| HARNESS | May start to have right, up to a point, to get some tackle (7) |
| STREETSAHEAD | Ways, up to a point, to get into a superior position (7,5) |
| HELPLESSNESS | Is able to cut back operations, up to a point. It's a failure (12) |
| DEPART | Manage to read, up to a point, but had to leave (6) |
| UPAS | A tree reputedly dangerous, up to a point |
| OCARINAS | Mouthpieces love something to drive at home up to a point (8) |
| CHASER | Tea served up to a point, and different drink to follow (6) |
| UNTIL | World body fired up, up to a point (5) |
| CONE | The base is a circle and the sides taper up to a point (4) |
| IDLENESS | Just tick over, up to a point, with time to kill (8) |
| ASTERN | Behind a showy flower up to a point (6) |
| CHEROKEE | Indian woman's agreement to be seen in church, up to a point |
| EAGER | Is keen to change gear up to a point |
| EAGERNESS | Forced to agree, up to a point, with some enthusiasm (9) |
| ALERTNESS | Pay attention to danger warning, up to a point (9) |
| LIKENESS | Be pleased, up to a point, with having a good image (8) |
| LANDSCAPE | Arrives, up to a point, with a work of art (9) |
| ESCAPE | Manages to get away in two directions. Up to a point (6) |
