| CUSSWORDS | Using them might mean having to contribute to the swear jar |
| SWEAR | Express annoyance, having to contribute to this box? |
| CUSSES | Earns a trip to the swear jar |
| CURSED | Earned a trip to the swear jar |
| OFTEN | "Low-fat" means having to go regularly? Very regularly! (5) |
| CUSS | Necessitate a deposit into the swear jar |
| TWENTY | Went in to contribute to the score (6) |
| CERTS | They're sure to contribute to the concert season (5) |
| STRIKEABLOW | Work table is used to contribute to the cause (6,1,4) |
| LORDLY | Mean, having way to replace wife, to be high-handed |
| TOGS | Got upset at school - someone was using them to test the waters (4) |
| EASYCHAIRS | Trying to sit in them might seem odd |
| AXETOGRIND | Colloquial phrase which in the US means 'having ulterior motive' and in Britain means 'having a reason to get involved'(3,2,5) |
| CLOSEFRIENDS | Intimate pals who contribute to the wellbeing of the cathedral? (5,7) |
| GROWLER | Did it contribute to the snarling of the old-time traffic? |
| DENOTE | Mean, having got home, to put back key (6) |
| AMEN | Could be mean, having the last word (4) |
| EDIT | Take the swear words out of, say |
| CURSEWORD | Utterance resulting in a swear jar contribution |
| OED | Ref. that added "swear jar" in 2023 |
