| TRUSTWORTHY | as good as one's word |
| SYNONYM | As good as one's word? (7) |
| WORD | As good as one's ___ |
| TITFORTAT | As good as one gets as a bird, instead of any old rubbish (3,3,3) |
| MILE | A miss is as good as one, they say |
| SETTLEASCORE | Give as good as one got |
| GOBACKON | Break, as one's word |
| KEPT | Was true to, as one's word |
| TRUETO | Following, as one's word |
| MATCH | Give as good as one gets at a sporting occasion (5) |
| BEST | Be a saint or as good as one can manage (4) |
| HASFEETOFCLAY | Fat, cheesy loaf, surprisingly, isn't as good as one had supposed |
| EVENABLIND | Start of a folksy quip that implies one isn't quite as good as one thinks |
| AGOGO | Term, from the Old French for "fun", meaning as much as one likes, galore, in abundance or to one's heart's content; or, as one word, a Yoruba cowbell-like double chime (1,4) |
| GOODWILL | As two words, a phrase from the Biblical annunciation to the shepherds in the Nativity for amity, kindness or well-wishing; or, as one word in the US, a thrift shop (4,4) |
| ADVERBS | Themes of the puzzle (as one word, or two) |
| SHINES | Is extremely good as one polishes (6) |
| EAT | Take back, as one's words |
| CHOKEDON | Struggled with, as one's words |
| RECANT | Take back, as one's words |
