| SYNCOPE | When the centre of a word is missing (7) |
| DEFINE | Say what the meaning of a word is |
| MERRY | Which word is missing from this title: God Rest Ye ___, Gentlemen? (5) |
| SNAP | Start of play in American football, when the centre passes the ball back from the line of scrimmage |
| FALL | What happens, according to Yeats, when the centre cannot hold (6,4,5) |
| APART | What happens, according to Yeats, when the centre cannot hold (6,4,5) |
| THINGS | What happens, according to Yeats, when the centre cannot hold (6,4,5) |
| ADIA | Female song subject who becomes a female opera subject when the middle letters are flipped |
| FOURAM | When the middle watch ends |
| ACRONYM | Initially such a word is formed (7) |
| CARET | A mark indicating a place in a text where a word is to be inserted (5) |
| THERM | A quantity of heat, which in a word is hot (5) |
| CRIMBO | Game in which a word is given to a fellow player and they must think of one which rhymes (6) |
| PREPOSITION | It's right to poise and point when such a word is used |
| RILLING | Edible contents in the centre of a pie, sandwich or Victoria sponge; weft/woof; or, the stuffing in a cushion, duvet or pillow (7) |
| FILLING | Edible contents in the centre of a pie, sandwich or Victoria sponge; weft/woof; or, the stuffing in a cushion, duvet or pillow (7) |
| GRAVITY | The force of attraction that pulls objects towards the centre of a celestial body (7) |
| NONCE | "Time for a word" is unAnglican (5) |
| PRONUNCIATION | Way a word is sounded |
| USAGE | Way a word is utilized |
