| TOWER | Word for a structure such as a turret, used in a phrase referring to a reliable, strong person or "rock" (5) |
| HORN | A snail ommatophore or tentacle whose drawing in is alluded to in a phrase referring to restraint or thrift (4) |
| BUCK | A dandy or a fop; a stag; or, a word used in a phrase meaning "shift responsibility onto another" that derives from passing the dealer marker to the next player in poker (4) |
| COMB | Crest of a cockerel; top of a wave; or, short word for a structure made by bees for storing honey (4) |
| WHENHAVEYOUEVERFAILED | Question to a reliable one |
| SOLID | Reliable - strong (5) |
| THUMB | Associated with a phrase referring to any rough-and-ready practical method, the pollex of a manus; or, the breadth of said digit, as an approximate measure of one inch (5) |
| ALACARTE | French phrase referring to a menu with dishes that can be ordered separately as opposed to table d'hote or prix fixe (1,2,5) |
| GOTHEDISTANCE | Phrase referring to a boxing bout meaning 'to last its scheduled length' (2,3,8) |
| BROWNASABERRY | Colorful phrase referring to a certain complexion |
| WORK | Energy transfer measured in joules; a creation such as a book, musical composition or piece of embroidery, sewing etc; or, a structure such as a wall, built as part of a fortification (4) |
| SHELL | A structure such as a coconut's husk, a pea's pod, a pie's crust, a snail's exoskeleton or tortoise's carapace; or, a class that originally met in the apse of Westminster School (5) |
| STAND | An act of rising to one's feet; or, a structure such as a pedestal, serving as a supporting foot (5) |
| OUTBUILDING | A structure such as a garage or barn, separate from a main house (11) |
| PARTICLE | Word for something as seemingly simple as a crumb or a speck of dust but also for a highly complex structure, such as an atom, proton, neutron or quark (8) |
| CUP | Item paired with a saucer for tea or for tasseography readings; a fruit-based cocktail with Pimm's or wine; or, common name for a structure at the base of an acorn (3) |
| RICKETY | A structure, such as furniture that is likely to collapse or break (7) |
| LIVELOAD | A variable weight on a structure, such as moving traffic on a bridge (4,4) |
| BRIDGE | Structure such as viaduct or series of stepping stones spanning a divide or gap; or, a transitional or connecting passage in a piece of music (6) |
| ANAPHOR | Word or phrase referring back to a previous one, e.g. the he in my father said he called (7) |
