| CAPABILITY | A bit icy, pal -- awkward for a gardener to show skill (10) |
| PERVERSE | It's awkward for a gent raising bit from the Bible (8) |
| THESPADESOFJACK | "You don't have to be a gardener to dig this book about Kerouac's tools" |
| NURSERYMAN | Gardener to look after railway worker (10) |
| BEDOFROSES | Comfortable situation, especially for a gardener! (3,2,5) |
| BARTENDERS | They show skill, surrounded by lots of drinking |
| WITCHCRAFT | Show skill with restless desire before 7, say |
| BIRMINGHAM | Taunt about smell awkward for cathedral city (10) |
| MAYFLOWERS | Good name for a gardener? |
| SEEDPACKET | Small container for a gardener |
| ROSEBUSHES | Thorny sources of pride for a gardener |
| ORIONSBELT | Berlin's too awkward for stars (6,4) |
| HAILSTONE | Welcome given to Jagger? It's a bit icy (9) |
| APTITUDE | Position needs Penny for the first time to show skill (8) |
| FLOE | Sounds like 'go with the flow', a bit icy (4) |
| CRAFTSMANSHIP | Excited fans stir champ to show skill (13) |
| ARTISTRY | Quick movement, initially missed, is attempt to show skill |
| TRANSPOSE | Leaving island, prepares model to show skill at keyboard? |
| PLUG | A ___ plant is a small seedling, usually in a small ___ of soil, sold in batches for the gardener to grow on (4) |
| SIEVE | It's a riddle for a gardener, for instance (5) |
