| DEARER | A crook reader is more costly |
| PINUP | For her, a jewellery item is more costly (3-2) |
| UGLIER | Undergraduate's story on leading Reader is more hideous (6) |
| FUNDAMENTALIST | Kitty, a mind-reader, is a hardliner (14) |
| REARED | A reader is confused about how gamebirds were raised (6) |
| COLLECTOR | Depression overcomes reader - is it the taxman? |
| ACROBAT | ____ Reader is free software used for displaying PDF files |
| REKINDLE | Excite again when modern reader is after right note |
| KINDLES | Reader is given introduction to sports fans |
| TRIVIA | Opening tabloid, reader is very irritated at useless information (6) |
| DREAMER | Suspect male reader is one into fantasy |
| ANCHOR | TV news reader is the last runner in relay (6) |
| FREDDIESTARR | Mad myth's 'ere - at first reader is misled? (7,5,3,2,7) |
| EYRIE | Every young reader is entranced, at first, to see predator's lair |
| FORYOURTHOUGHTS | Why every clue, dear readers, is put thus, so I ask Penny dropped? (3,4,8) |
| BLOODIER | More costly, as a battle |
| ICIER | When more costly lacks publicity it becomes more cool (5) |
| UPBRAID | Tear a strip off more costly embroidery (7) |
| AUPAIR | A broadcast outside more costly: help from abroad found? |
| ONEUPMANSHIP | The art of winning more costly in a kayak, say? (3-9) |
