| LAYATRAP | A paltry novel about a preparatory arrangement for The Sting (3,1,4) |
| RETEAMED | Redford and Newman did it for "The Sting" |
| TRADEOUT | A barter arrangement for the exchange of commercial time, advertising space, products, or services ( |
| SPARSITY | Pastry is crumbling in a paltry state (8) |
| NOSEGAYS | Has a sense Oxegen on the radio secures Yes with old arrangements for the Hothouse Flowers perhaps ( |
| UGANDANS | Dana sung by arrangement for the people from Africa (8) |
| BIOSCOPE | Oboe is politically correct in arrangement for the 20s (8) |
| TWOBYTWO | Popular arrangement for the flood in '22? (3,2,3) |
| SYCAMORE | Score may make arrangement for the tree (8) |
| NUPTIALS | Sal put in arrangements for the wedding (8) |
| TWINBEDS | Sleeping arrangements for the Olsens or Veronicas? (4,4) |
| PRIMER | A prayer book for the laity; or, an elementary reading-book or introductory textbook, a preparatory cosmetic base for the face, a rudimentary introduction, an undercoat or other characteristically "fi |
| JOHNSON | Author of a notable dictionary with some 40,000 entries including "excise: a hateful tax", "lexicographer: a harmless drudge", "slubberdegullion: a paltry, dirty, sorry wretch" and "twittlewattle: a v |
| SQUIB | A firework such as a figurative damp example alluding to something that fails to go off with a bang; a lampoon; or, a paltry individual (5) |
| SCOTTJOPLIN | Ragtime performer who composed The Entertainer, memorably used as the theme for The Sting (5,6) |
| ENTERTAINER | Scott Joplin's piano theme tune for The Sting, The ----------- (11) |
| CHICKENFEED | A paltry sum designed for the poultry tum (11) |
| HEAD | Edith ___, Best Costume Design Oscar-winner for The Sting (4) |
| ROBERTREDFORD | Best Actor Oscar nominee for The Sting (6,7) |
| MEANDERED | It's a paltry act, binding a hand wound (9) |
