| FORECASTINGCOUCH | Where meteorologists relax and talk shop? |
| MATADOR | One likely to talk bull when they talk shop? |
| CARPENTERCENTER | Where woodworkers talk shop? |
| MALL | Place to talk shop? |
| THICK | Hicks wants to talk shop about release initially, agitated and very 2 (5,2,3,5,6) |
| CHATODDSWITH | Talk shop among, as fellow bookies? |
| LAKH | Million in India animatedly talk shop non-stop (4) |
| PATIO | Place to sit and relax and eat |
| CHILLOUT | Relax and rest like a companion indisposed and absent (5,3) |
| NEUTRALAXIS | Austin to relax and unwind, where there's no stress? (7,4) |
| KEEPYOURSHIRTON | "Relax," and an apt title for this puzzle |
| LETUP | Relax and put up with the French first (3,2) |
| EASEUP | Relax and pause going round about the Orient (4,2) |
| SPAS | Places to relax and luxuriate |
| MASSAGE | What'll relax and invigorate? Say, tea when served up |
| GOWITHTHEFLOW | Relax and accept the situation (2,4,3,4) |
| LAZE | Relax and listen to poems being sung |
| GLAZE | Good to relax and become unfocused? |
| LIEBACK | Relax and make it up to sponsor |
| LIEDOWN | Relax and admit being on song |