| SETUP | Way in which equipment or an organisation is arranged; or, informal word for a situation orchestrated to falsely incriminate someone (3-2) |
| KINGPIN | Bolt or pivot in a car's steering mechanism; or, an organisation's most important person (7) |
| NERVECENTRE | Place from which an organisation is controlled (5,6) |
| RIGGER | One who attends to the tackle of a sailing ship; a parachute packer; a roughneck; a stage hand or other worker skilled in setting up pulleys, scaffolding or theatrical equipment; or, an artist's long- |
| PREP | Short or informal word for the "homework" perhaps bridging the gap between tea/supper and bedtime for a British school boarder; or, the preliminary work before cooking or painting (4) |
| TILE | Old or informal word for a hat; or, a Scrabble playing piece (4) |
| SUBS | Short or informal word for stand-in athletes, monies paid for club memberships or sandwiches made with long bread rolls (4) |
| WADS | Bundles of banknotes; masses of material for packing or stuffing; or, informal word for sandwiches (4) |
| ADVERTS | A short or informal word for blurbs, commercials, jingles, plugs, pop-ups, trailers or other public promotions (7) |
| GONG | Instrument used in large Edwardian houses to signal transition times of day including dressing, breakfast and dinner; or, informal word for an award (4) |
| PHYSIO | Short or informal word for a form of bodywork or therapy based on exercise, hot stones, massage, ultrasound and other techniques (6) |
| PUBS | Short or informal word for establishments also known as inns, taverns or free houses (4) |
| SUPPERTIME | Hour or so in the evening for a light or informal meal, of perhaps casserole, fish and chips, spag bol or stew served from a tureen with a ladle or scoop, originally of broth-soaked bread or of soup ( |
| VEG | A short or informal word for various edible bulbs, leaves, roots, seeds and tubers, such as fennel, garlic, kale, parsnips, petit pois and sweet potatoes (3) |
| FORMAT | The way in which something is arranged or set out (6) |
| SNAP | Word either for a ginger biscuit or thin; a cold spell; a card game; or, a quick or informal photo (4) |
| ZUGZWANG | Term in chess for a situation in which any move would worsen a player's position |
| SPENCE | Old dialect or Scots word for a cottage parlour; a buttery, larder, pantry or other storeroom for victuals and domestic equipment; or, a monetary allowance (6) |
| HARNESS | Word for body armour first, later equipment or gear; the trappings of a horse; a seat belt; or, a set of walking reins for a toddler (7) |
| AXIS | From the Latin meaning "pivot", an imaginary line about which a body rotates or is symmetrically arranged; or, an alliance of powers (4) |
