| HAILMARY | A man, hirsute, says Spooner offering a prayer (4,4) |
| BARNDOOR | Hard-to-miss target is a darn bore, says Spooner (4,4) |
| LEADFREE | The sort of petrol for Fred Lee, says Spooner (4-4) |
| TIGHTWAD | 'Penny-pincher is white, Tod', says Spooner (8) |
| SPEEDWAY | Sport? Thin people benefit, says Spooner |
| UNSTEADY | Stun Eddy, says Spooner, shaky and wobbly (8) |
| SPITFIRE | Something going up in the air? Suitable feature for church, says Spooner (8) |
| CLAYMORE | Large sword could scratch, says Spooner |
| REDLIGHT | Warning sign guided correctly, says Spooner (3,5) |
| PASTRIES | "Mark goes," says Spooner, "to get some baked goodies" (8) |
| CREVASSE | Gap behind say, Spooner leading in church (8) |
| MOONLIGHT | Work in a secondary job? Fool could, says Spooner (9) |
| HARDPAD | Canine problem old man had experienced, says Spooner (4,3) |
| BEATNIK | Kerouac notably a legible writer, says Spooner (7) |
| CAKETIN | Take kin a baking container, says Spooner (4,3) |
| WHITEFISH | Cod etc show desire for conflict, says Spooner (9) |
| MILLSTONE | Burden makes one carry on grumbling, says Spooner |
| DEEPWATER | 'Weep, daughter,' says Spooner in trouble(4,5) |
| LEEWAY | Play small song, says Spooner (6) |
| CHOPSTICKS | Long wooden things stop chicks, says Spooner (10) |
