| AFFABLER | A fine storyteller is easier to talk to (logically) |
| THOLE | Peg on the gunwale of a boat - you may need two to support the oar and a rowlock is easier to manage |
| DIAERESIS | Guide to pronunciation is easier to work out, following Deutsch (9) |
| REALISE | I now understand it is easier to get to your place in Lynmouth if you get properly organised first (7) |
| FREESIA | Plant is easier to move after start of flowering |
| PLANER | One who shaves is easier to see, we hear (6) |
| TAMER | First person invading pitch is easier to handle |
| CLEARER | One getting over the hurdle is easier to understand (7) |
| LIGHTER | Vessel that is easier to pick up? (7) |
| REPAIR | "It is easier to build strong children than ___ broken men": Frederick Douglass (6) |
| THELAW | Expression meaning that ownership is easier to maintain if one has custody of something (10,2,4-6,2,3,3) |
| NINETENTHSOF | Expression meaning that ownership is easier to maintain if one has custody of something (10,2,4-6,2,3,3) |
| EYEOFANEEDLE | "It is easier for a camel to go through the ____ than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God" (Matthew 19:24) |
| EVILDOER | "Nothing is easier than to denounce the ___; nothing is more difficult than to understand him": Dostoyevsky |
| ANATOLIA | A Trim storyteller is following military alliance in Turkey (8) |
| SERIALIZE | Retired storyteller is brought in to view broadcast periodically (9) |
| OUTLIER | Heard dismissal of storyteller is a result needing explaining (7) |
| ANEEDLE | "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of ___ ..." (Matthew 19:24) |
| SKIRUN | One marked by a green circle is easier than one with a black diamond |
| MILER | Half-hearted storyteller is one who competes in the long run |