| NEEDSMUST | '- - - when the devil drives,' proverb (5,4) |
| NEEDS | ... must when the devil drives (proverb) (5) |
| IMPROVISE | Make do when the devil is in range |
| IMPACTED | It was a hit when the devil performed (8) |
| DRIVES | Needs must when the devil ..., it's said (6) |
| EARLYBIRD | In the proverb, it catches the worm (in the joke, the second mouse gets the cheese) (5,4) |
| FLIESWHEN | Proverb (ignoring the apostrophe) illustrating how the hours seem to speed by during enjoyment (4,5,4,5,6,3) |
| FRYINGPAN | If you've escaped from one predicament only to find yourself in another, the proverb says you're out of this and into the fire (6,3) |
| GIFTHORSE | What shouldn't be looked in the mouth, according to the proverb (4,5) |
| CURIOSITY | In the proverb, this killed the cat (though information brought it back) |
| ETERNALIN | Proverb - originally by Alexander Pope - which suggests that there might be light at the end of the tunnel (7,2) |
| HAVINGFUN | Proverb (ignoring the apostrophe) illustrating how the hours seem to speed by during enjoyment (4,5,4,5,6,3) |
| SEENOEVIL | Start of the three monkeys' proverb |
| ASTHEYSAY | According to the proverb |
| MAXIMISED | Made the best of proverb, changing side |
| NECESSITY | The mother of invention according to a proverb (9) |
| KNOWLEDGE | Proverb stating the importance of intelligence and understanding (2,5) |
| FOREARMED | According to the proverb, forewarned is ... |
| COUNTYOUR | Proverb suggesting you shouldn't assume you'll get the things you want until you have them (2,3,5,4,8,6,4,3,7) |
| NEWCASTLE | City in northern England, to which, in the proverb, it is unnecessary to carry coals |
