| GETI | "You of Out Kick a ___" (what you hear when you spin a standard backwards) |
| VOICE | What you hear when you speak (5) |
| TONE | Dial ___: What you hear before you call (4) |
| PUBLICRELATIONS | *Communications field in which you spin a tale? (Hint: An apt word appears backward in each starred clue's answer) |
| VEG | ___ out (kick back) |
| CYCLIC | Sigh! Click! What you hear when things come round (6) |
| KINDNESS | A __; what the singers of 19/20/13 will take for the sake of 19/20/13? (3,1,8) |
| CUPO | A __; what the singers of 19/20/13 will take for the sake of 19/20/13? (3,1,8) |
| STORY | "I've always known when I start a ___ what the last line is": Amy Hempel |
| SALE | Make a ___ (what a real estate agent tries to do) |
| DIALLINGTONE | What you used to hear when you picked up a telephone to make a call (8,4) |
| ISAIDSO | 'Because expression you might hear when you ask a grown-up why you have to do something (1,4,2) |
| GOON | "Okay, you're a ___, what's a ___ to a goblin?" (Lil Wayne lyric) |
| WORDON | And 14dn, Bit of conversation you hear when you're living rough is rumour (4,2,3,6) |
| THESTREET | See 1ac, Bit of conversation you hear when you're living rough is rumour (4,2,3,6) |
| BLEAT | What you may hear when you shear |
| HOWLS | What you hear in this conversation: "What a nice night we're having in this dark forest!" "Yes indeed! Ooh, look at that full moon!" |
| ROARS | What you hear in this conversation: "I'm the king of the jungle!" "No, I'm the king of the jungle!" |
| LUCK | See what you hear, for good or ill, if you believe in it. (4) |
| SOUND | What you hear is safe when it comes to investments (5) |