| ACTUARIES | A curate is naughty — we appreciate the risks |
| ITSAHELP | "We appreciate the contribution" |
| PRAGMATISTS | I sat with smart GP, troubled — we hope for a realistic outcome |
| PRESENTTENSE | Hate figures occupying gym — we use it for now |
| YELL | "2, 4, 6, 8 - Who do we appreciate?," e.g. |
| CHANT | "2, 4, 6, 8 -- who do we appreciate?," e.g. |
| UPTHEANTE | Increase the risks, having climbed the volcano from the back |
| COMETRUE | The writer embraced by reformed curate is fulfilled (4,4) |
| ACTUSREI | Curate is curiously the real start of crime |
| RUSTICATE | Its curate is about to take up a country living (9) |
| SPANIEL | A gundog on a plane is naughty (7) |
| EVACUATE | A curate loses heart after back half of nave is empty (8) |
| BACCALAUREATE | Cable a curate, distraught about a test result |
| BUREAUCRAT | Administrator may rub a curate the wrong way (10) |
| IRONING | The risks people take involving the press (7,7) |
| EXTREME | The risks people take involving the press (7,7) |
| ITSNOTWORTHIT | "The risks outweigh the benefits" |
| EGG | "A curate's ___" is good in parts. (3) |
| CENTAUR | Curate is flustered about Northern mythological creature (7) |
| PALATE | Word for the roof of the mouth, thus sense of taste; relish; flavour of wine; or, ability to appreciate the finer qualities of food or the aforesaid drink (6) |
