| Most dependable plan stateside |
STEADIEST |
| Ostensible name does turn around |
SOCALLED |
| Persist about bands of colour |
STRIPES |
| Pressed, bound by their one duty |
IRONED |
| Relevant language, English |
GERMANE |
| Sister deciphered runes |
NURSE |
| Small brook in brilliant setting |
RILL |
| Soil from near Thames |
EARTH |
| Soup in pan taking time |
POTAGE |
| Stand-in leaves our community upset, moaning, for starters |
LOCUM |
| Support line from your peg |
GUYROPE |
| The girl he's bamboozled |
SHE |
| Unimportant section of domino rules |
MINOR |
| Wave, and create anger about double parking |
RIPPLE |