| PICKLE | When one is said to be in a ___, they are in trouble |
| STRING | Twine for cat's-cradle, a puppet or a yo-yo, for example; or, one of several figurative cords attached to one's metaphorical bow when one is said to have a wide range of resources (6) |
| RAGE | Be in a ___ |
| WHITE | Pale hue of a Madonna-lily; or, the colour of one's liver, when one is said to be pusillanimous or lily-livered (5) |
| BOAT | Any one of the legumes one is said to be full of when spirited or figuratively spilt when revealing a secret; a cocoa seed, coffee cherry, jelly sweet or vanilla pod, shaped like said pulse; or, a per |
| ARM | A limb one is said to be prepared to give away in order to convey the extent of one's desires or wishes (3) |
| BLOCK | A brick or other mass of stone or wood one is said to be a figurative "chip off" when resembling one's mater or pater in character or appearance (5) |
| ROCK | Any one of the boulders or crags one is said to be on when in a state of ruin, destitution or breaking down (4) |
| SEA | A watery expanse where one is said to be when confused or drifting like a ship that has lost its bearings (3) |
| TIGER | Big cat one is said to have by the tail when in a dangerous situation from which one cannot easily escape (5) |
| FOOT | Either of a pair of body parts one is said to have under the table when established in a new job/situation (4) |
| TRIVET | Metal pot stand or tripod one is said to be as "right as" when in good health, for said support stands firm on its three or more feet or legs (6) |
| PIE | What one is said to eat when publicly admitting to being in the wrong, humble ... |
| RAILS | Steel lines forming train tracks, which one is said to have "gone off" when out of control; batons on which to hang pictures above dados; or, secretive birds in an order that includes the coots and fl |
| SHOP | A bazaar, boutique or emporium; or, a spell of emption one is said to do until they figuratively drop (4) |
| EGGSHELL | Fragile exterior of a hen's oeuf one is said to be treading lightly on when proceeding with delicacy or tact (8) |
| CHIMNEY | A femerall or smokestack one is said to resemble when chain-smoking tobacco or puffing on a pipe (7) |
| BISCUIT | A cookie one is said to figuratively take when contemptuously surpassing all else (7) |
| WAGON | Cart or "wain" one is said to be on when abstaining from alcohol (5) |
| LEASH | Dog or falcon's tether, which one is said to strain at when eager to begin (5) |
