| ARGUMENTSARETOBEAVOIDED | "____; they are always vulgar and often convincing" (attributed to Oscar Wilde) |
| GENIUS | 'I have nothing to declare except my ___', quotation attributed to Oscar Wilde on reaching New York Custom House (6) |
| WORK | "The refuge of people who have nothing better to do," according to Oscar Wilde |
| RARELY | According to Oscar Wilde, "the truth is ___ pure, and never simple". (6) |
| WORTHING | Seaside resort in West Sussex, once home to Oscar Wilde and Harold Pinter (8) |
| CYNIC | According to Oscar Wilde, one knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing |
| GUTTER | Rainwater channel that, according to Oscar Wilde, we're all in, but some of us are looking at the stars (6) |
| ERNEST | Man's name, important to Oscar Wilde! (6) |
| EARNEST | Being this was important to Oscar Wilde! (7) |
| WOMAN | One of no importance to Oscar Wilde? (5) |
| ART | "The only serious thing in the world," according to Oscar Wilde |
| YESMEN | They are always agreeable to the boss (3,3) |
| NAGGERS | They find fault with others. They are always complaining (7) |
| PHOTOGRAPHERS | They are always looking for something to develop (13) |
| PARALLELS | They are always the same distance apart (9) |
| OARSMAN | But they are always having a row (7) |
| STEERAGE | They are always in time although quartered in the lower decks (8) |
| DIGIT | Something you have 20 of, but they are always single (5) |
| ARCTIS | There are 2 main subspecies of walrus which live in 2 different parts of the ___. They are the Atlantic and Pacific walruses |
| NAILS | They are always getting hammered |
