| HEAPS | A host |
| SLEWS | A host |
| GOBS | A host |
| WILLIAM | Forename of a Lake poet who described glow-worms as Earth-born stars, an evening as beauteous and calm, a multitude of golden daffodils as a host and a crowd and himself as a lonely floating cloud (7) |
| IMAGINE | PICTURE A Name the song by him that was recorded, sung line by line, by a host of stars, intended as a morale boost early on in the pandemic? (7) |
| ADJACENT | A host with a bit of money as a neighbour (8) |
| BREAD | Crumb, loaf, piece or rooty that, with "butter", is synonymous with one's crust/livelihood, sustenance, the everyday or ordinary, a tartine or a "Collins" letter thanking a host (5) |
| GET | A-list guest, to a host |
| ATONCE | "When all __ ___ I saw a crowd, a host of dancing daffodils", Wordsworth. (2,4) |
| ARMY | A host may march to a military band (4) |
| AIRBNB | Company with a "Become A Host" page on its website |
| SPARROW | With two species in the UK, a finch-like bird known collectively as a host, quarrel or tribe (7) |
| AUPAIR | Catch-all term for a person who spends time abroad living with and working for a host family (2,4) |
| OATHS | A host gets a bit flirty, and makes solemn promises (5) |
| ARGUETHETOSS | Gesture a host made to dispute a decision? (5,3,4) |
| TOUR | What a host might offer a first-time visitor |
| IVEHADA | Start of a snarky farewell to a host |
| MCPARTLIN | A host of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, Ant _ (9) |
| PARTYFOUL | Spilling a drink on someone or dancing on a host's sofa |
| BARRIS | A host of "The Gong Show" |
