| Keep like custard, it's said |
CUSTODY |
| Kick back of car |
BOOT |
| Meticulously removing awful scum could give assurance |
ITELLYOU |
| Mild bit of bonking in e-book backfires |
BENIGN |
| Misery afflicted Danes boarding ship |
SADNESS |
| Most innovative (and most nervous) |
EDGIEST |
| Somehow assist stoppage |
STASIS |
| Spies holding writer disregarding Western standards |
CRITERIA |
| Stopped and taken into 17 |
ARRESTED |
| Subject of article by author |
THEME |
| Tropical tree in the shrubbery |
RUBBER |
| Turn game off causing row |
ARGUMENT |
| Union Cameron angered heartily |
MERGER |
| Work unit comes back in before time for tea |
EARLGREY |