| ICANONLYIMAGINE | "It's almost impossible to know ..." |
| WELLNIGH | Almost impossible to follow this (4-4) |
| MINDBOGGLING | Almost impossible to comprehend (4-8) |
| LOCKE | Philosopher's almost impossible to get into (5) |
| STYMIE | Situation from which it is almost impossible to proceed (6) |
| HAYSTACK | Part of a fir tree almost impossible to find amongst a pile of cut and dried grass? (6,2,1,8) |
| NEEDLEINA | Part of a fir tree almost impossible to find amongst a pile of cut and dried grass? (6,2,1,8) |
| NEEDLE | ____ in a haystack, phrase meaning 'an item almost impossible to locate' (6) |
| THEREISNOSAYING | Gnome doesn't exist? It's impossible to know |
| NOTELLING | Impossible to know |
| YOUNEVERCANTELL | It's impossible to know, so safeguard that information always! (3,5,3,4) |
| ANYBODYSGUESS | Impossible to know time lost by arbitrary visitors at funeral? |
| TELLING | It is impossible to know what will happen, there is no ___ |
| THERESNOTELLING | It's impossible to know with certainty as raconteur is absent? (6,2,7) |
| LIMBO | Oil up Mr Barnes initially to dance the almost-impossible (5) |
| HERCULEAN | Almost impossible, as a task |
| NOTON | Off, almost impossible (3,2) |
| SURPLUS | It's almost bound to be added to excess (7) |
| BRAVADO | Boasting it's almost brave to fuss (7) |
| GRILLES | It's almost grim to sell up screens (7) |
