| BACKBENCHERS | They wish they had a ministry fund, as Benjamin is cold to his companion (12) |
| FORGATHER | In favour of returning label to his companion at rally (9) |
| ALLYOUCANEAT | Of a buffet, at which customers pay a fixed fee and take as much food as they wish (3-3-3-3) |
| WHATSHERNAME | Wicket for bowler - his companion is going back to pavilion consumed by same person who slipped my mind? (12) |
| THEBEACHBOYS | They had a hit with the folk song "Sloop John B" |
| EASTSIDEKIDS | They had a gang mentality |
| GATHERAROUND | Come here and bring back tab? His companion is getting one lot of drinks! (6,6) |
| FATHERFIGURE | Stout for his companion? Work out it could be for someone in the Vatican! (6,6) |
| THIEVES | In 1.1, Iago and his companion want to cause trouble, so they yell and cause a commotion in the street to wake up a certain gentleman. What word do they yell several times to wake the household up? |
| BALEEN | Is this what Ahab hoped to hit with harpoon as Benjamin swallowed beer? (6) |
| IMOGENHOLST | A composer's daughter and a composer herself, who worked as Benjamin Britten's assistant |
| ATOM | A Ministry of Transport return is a very little matter (4) |
| HOTTUB | When the three tourists got to the hotel on the outskirts of Bowcott, they were excited to find they had a large, bubbly warm bath outside (3,3) |
| BENISON | Benjamin is willing to give a blessing |
| INVENT | To create something useful that has never existed before, as Benjamin Franklin did |
| AGREEING | Pat started going out with Ted from Pentridge at the end of June -- they had a good start together as it turned out they were having the same opinions on things (8) |
| CHANDLER | Merchant is cold to policeman with dog |
| CABLE | Guy is cold to first victim on the radio (5) |
| POLAR | In such regions there is cold to bear |
| OPTANT | They pick, and more commonly, they wish: deligunt, volunt |
