| NINEDAYSWONDER | A needy Windsor, drunk about noon, is an astonishment to many - but not for long (4,4,6) |
| THIRTEEN | Unlucky number for many, but not for Pavel Datsyuk and Johnny Gaudreau |
| REPRIMAND | Wild pram ride about noon is to blame (9) |
| ARAM | "_ _ _ _ comes always as an astonishment. Do you know what _ _ _ _ is, Benjamin? A random act of menschlichkeit." -Chaim Potok |
| NIGHTNIGHT | Almost drunk about noon? Get some sleep |
| START | Begin astonishment to show (5) |
| THEHIGHNUMBERS | He/she might burn out rockers, but not for long (3,4,7) |
| PUMAS | Cats turned up - a great many, but not all |
| IRONMAN | Tough sports event to flatten many, but not all |
| AFEW | Not many, but not none |
| OPENSECRET | It's known by many but is not supposed to be (4,6) |
| MYRIAD | Many, but not all, dairymaids have retired |
| MANGETOUT | Vegetable many, but not all, leave (9) |
| DOLE | Extend a benefit to a needy person with out |
| ASPOORASACHURCH | Like a needy one with NOT EVEN A MOUSE? |
| TOSTADA | A drunk's about to eat a little Mexican pancake (7) |
| HANDOUT | Portion of food or the like given to a needy person. (7) |
| CARER | Progress in life lacks energy for one looking after a needy relative (5) |
| RINSE | To get up around noon is to be a washout (5) |
| FEW | Not many, but after quite a considerable number (3) |
