| BRAINBOXES | Aren't you the clever lot to come across at crosswords! (5,5 or 10) |
| ICEBERG | Lettuce it could be disastrous to come across at sea (7) |
| MORES | There's a lot to come on Sunday at customs (5) |
| SMARTIES | Clever lot, males promoted before relations (8) |
| FLINTSTONE | Pebbles very much part of it? Right, says Fred! (5,5 or 10) |
| GREENGAGES | Plum-like fruits introduced by Sir William, and grown by two 11 across Presidents! (5,5 or 10) |
| UNDERWATER | Despite our future need of it, we may find ourselves covered by it. (5,5 or 10) |
| NEPTUNE | Planet you can come across at the equator (7) |
| ARENT | "___ you the clever one!" |
| FINISHLINE | In the event, it's the last thing you expect to come across (6,4) |
| KINGSOLVER | Barbara is the top person at crosswords (10) |
| BRIDGE | What you might come across at a river? |
| RANINTO | Met up with some people who come across at speed (3,4) |
| WINDSURFER | 10 perhaps more certain to come across fellow boarder (10) |
| LISA | "The Simpsons'" character skilled at crosswords |
| OUTSET | Start to be better than anyone at crossword compiling? (6) |
| DEDICATION | "This puzzle was written for the dear solvers at Crossword Club," e.g. |
| TOAD | In The Wind In The Willows he sang, of himself, "The clever men at Oxford; Know all that there is to |
| BIDEN | The third president in a row with a five-letter surname (convenient for Mini crosswords!) |
| CONS | Places where folks meet up to nerd out (there's even one for crosswords!) |
