| Clue | Answer |
| ”Now is the … of our discontent” (Richard III) | WINTER |
| Affectedly dainty or refined | TWEE |
| Austrian composer of waltzes | STRAUSS |
| Baby’s soft shoe | BOOTEE |
| Concluding, final | TERMINAL |
| Custodian, steward | KEEPER |
| Energy released in nuclear fission | ATOMIC |
| Feeling gratitude | THANKFUL |
| Gathering of spectators or listeners | AUDIENCE |
| Hard alloy suitable for casting | BRONZE |
| In the recent past | LATTERLY |
| It’s used to rescue people at sea | LIFEBOAT |
| Lacked something essential | NEEDED |
| London district and football club | CHELSEA |
| M or K | THOUSAND |
| Married men | HUSBANDS |
| Mightier, stouter | STRONGER |
| Not abstract or imaginary | CONCRETE |
| One under the protection of another | WARD |
| Over-hasty, reckless | RASH |
| Overhead surfaces | CEILINGS |
| Periods after sunset | NIGHTS |
| Poignant, evocative | HAUNTING |
| Projectile lettuce? | ROCKET |
| Purpose, plan | INTENT |
| Rudolf …, Nazi leader imprisoned at Spandau | HESS |
| Sent a newly-built boat into the water | LAUNCHED |
| Small cave, perhaps with religious connotations | GROTTO |
| Threaded fasteners | SCREWS |
| Totting | ADDING |
| Track and field competitor | ATHLETE |
| Usually but not always | ASARULE |
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