| QUEUEING | Waiting, backed up; EU repeatedly getting into N. Ireland question; good! (8) |
| BEAUTEOUS | Very attractive boats EU repeatedly ordered (9) |
| MATILDAS | Ladies team abroad not close to Europe repeatedly? |
| BERIBERI | End of many a month has one repeatedly getting disease (8) |
| RETIRING | Stopping work when repeatedly getting weary? (8) |
| HITITOFF | Get on horse at the start, it repeatedly getting away (3,2,3) |
| DERISORY | Insulting is nothing in N Ireland county (8) |
| SINISTER | Menacing relative going around N Ireland (8) |
| UNIONIST | Loyalist in N Ireland (8) |
| STORMONT | N. Ireland parliament |
| JUNOESQUE | With figure rounded up, EU supports ordinary chap's question about UN |
| NONSTARTERS | Worthless ideas formed by inserting an anagram of "art stores" into N _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
| ONCEINABLUEMOON | British involved in stirring up EU malice? No, no, no . . . . hardly ever (4,2,1,4,4) |
| APES | Our close relatives send up EU payment integration initiative |
| NONSEQUITUR | Literary device formed by inserting an anagram of "turquoise" into N _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The circled words appear in this puzzle's title.) |
| CONFIGURE | Set up EU, forcing changes |
| AYEAYE | Tree-hugger repeatedly getting Sturgeon's vote? (3-3) |
| BARBARYAPE | Gibraltar resident in pub repeatedly getting to talk with energy (7,3) |
| REGRESS | Engineers repeatedly getting key ship to go backwards (7) |
| TARTARE | Sailor repeatedly getting end of sausage served raw (7) |
