Getting better (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">getting better</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(on the mend means recovering from illness)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for on the mend that I've seen before include "Improving in health" , "convalescing" , "Recovering from an injury or illness" , "returning to health" , "undergoing recovery?" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">getting better</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for improving that I've seen before include "Getting better" , "Recovering" , "Making better" .)