| SLANGDICTIONARY | Where informal expressions found to align with Syrian code, oddly translated (5,10) |
| LACTATING | Making milk desperately to align with tact (9) |
| DECISION | The verdict of the court is in code oddly enough (8) |
| CACHED | Hidden, long hidden inside code oddly (6) |
| KNUCKLESANDWICH | Informal expression for a blow with the fist (7,8) |
| THESKYSTHELIMIT | Informal expression meaning 'there are no restrictions on the extent of something' (3,4,3,5) |
| PARFORTHECOURSE | Informal expression for an average result or occurrence (3,3,3,6) |
| ATTHEDROPOFAHAT | Informal expression meaning 'without hesitation' (2,3,4,2,1,3) |
| NOSPRINGCHICKEN | Informal expression for someone who is at least past young adulthood (2,6,7) |
| SHRINKINGVIOLET | Informal expression for a very shy person (9,6) |
| NEEDLE | Any one of various sharps with which to administer IV therapy, align with Earth's magnetic field, darn, embroider, etch, knit, phlebotomise, play a record, puncture acupoints, suture, tattoo or vaccin |
| ORIENTATE | Align with reference to the points of the compass (9) |
| SNAP | Of a graphical element, to automatically align with a grid (computing) |
| OBLIGED | Compelled old boy to align centre with writer (7) |
| ORIENT | Align with reference to compass points (6) |
| ANTILOG | Number used by mathe-maticians to align misalignment (7) |
| WELLMEANING | Having best of intentions to align new elm differently |
| CONTAIN | Check account to align every now and then |
| HOOLIGAN | Husband rings to align layout for vandal (8) |
| EQUATION | The mathematical expression found in a quote (8) |
