| ADORNING | A start, we hear, in decorating (8) |
| TEATIME | Early evening, when golfer starts, we hear (7) |
| RENEWAL | Fresh start, we learn, is off (7) |
| PREAMBLE | Segment of the Constitution that starts "We the People" |
| GOLDLEAF | A precious metal beaten into a thin sheet used in decorating e.g. the letters on the front of a book (4,4) |
| ANGELICA | Aromatic plant whose seeds and stems are used as a flavouring and in decorating cakes (8) |
| DENTELLE | Ornamentation resembling lace, used in decorating book covers (8) |
| CAGED | Confined in a way in decorating without nitro? (5) |
| BAKINGPIPERS | Cake makers who specialize in decorating with frosting from a pouch? |
| DISOBEY | Disregard second honour in decorating oneself |
| SCAPE | Ending with pillow, in decorating jargon |
| PAINTREMOVER | Liquid used in decorating |
| TINGES | Hints of colour used in decorating essentials (6) |
| PAPERHANGERS | Hag ran pigpen in decorating trade (5,7) |
| ACROSTIC | A sign of wrong and right, we hear, in a puzzle (8) |
| PALISADE | Friend is a help, we hear, in defence (8) |
| CANISTER | This contains tea, we hear, in a mixture of arsenic! (8) |
| CHEQUERS | Draughts, we hear, in Tony's place in the country (8) |
| FLOTILLA | Current requiring means for steering, we hear, in a set of boats (8) |
| FILIPINO | Man, we hear, in the round - an islander (8) |
