| Be on the ball |
KNOWWHATSWHAT |
| Chat (slang) |
CHINWAG |
| City in 9 |
TUCSON |
| Delicate shade of difference |
NUANCE |
| Do one (anag) |
ODEON |
| Former PM |
BLAIR |
| German philosopher and collaborator of Marx |
ENGELS |
| Greek goddess — opponent who cannot be beaten |
NEMESIS |
| Hullabaloo |
HUEANDCRY |
| I named (anag) — young woman |
MAIDEN |
| Loosen — relax |
EASE |
| Makes defective |
MAIMS |
| Noel Ben (anag) |
ENNOBLE |