| AMPLE | 1000 turn pale despite their abundant means (5) |
| METAL | 1000 turn up late with iron (5) |
| IMPROVE | One thousand turn out better |
| BONES | Despite their large size, shoebills have light ___ and weigh between 4-7kg. |
| LAKES | Dead Sea and Caspian Sea, despite their names |
| TARTS | Treats that, despite their name, aren't usually sour |
| STEEL | What many tins are made of, despite their name |
| IBARS | Construction beams which, despite their name, aren't made by Apple |
| GOWAN | Turn pale as a daisy (5) |
| LAPEL | 50 Romans turn pale on seeing it on my coat (5) |
| ASHEN | Shane turns pale (5) |
| LIVID | Invalid without an entry turns pale (5) |
| APPLE | Little Paul turns pale - it's all that fruit! (5) |
| FADES | Turns pale seeing fashions clothing sweetheart (5) |
| SEPAL | Part of a flower finally turns pale |
| PETAL | Part of a flower turns pale outside at last |
| DOGVIOLETS | Native British purple wild flowers that, despite their beauty, were deemed inferior for their lack of scent, hence their cur-related name (3,7) |
| GREENFINGERS | They make for successful gardening despite their inexperienced touch (5,7) |
| ONIONS | Giant pearl-like edible alliaceous bulbs whose Latin etymological root means "oneness, unity" despite their very many concentric layers (6) |
| ROMES | Apples that, despite their name, did not originate in Italy |
