| MIDDLEC | Base note, rather than a bass note! (6,1) |
| PEDALPOINT | A bass note held throughout a musical passage, sometimes outside the current chord |
| HARDCASH | Payment in the form of coins or notes rather than cheque or credit card (4,4) |
| CELLO | Musical instrument of the violin family smaller and higher pitched than a bass violin |
| LOLA | Sound of base note in Kinks hit (4) |
| TERSE | Short note rather crass line ends (5) |
| BLOWGUN | Bass note in sweet hunter's weapon (7) |
| DEEPSEA | Bass note heard in the remotest ocean? |
| REALISM | A practical rather than a moral or dogmatic view of things (7) |
| ARMYANT | Social insect in a moving colony rather than a built nest |
| OPOSSUM | A headed ring rather than a ringtail native animal (7) |
| RICOTTA | What cheese, made from ewe's milk, is considered by some to be a milk product rather than a cheese? (7) |
| PAYCASH | Use paper money rather than a credit card: 2 wds. |
| ENCLAIR | Of messages, containing ordinary language rather than a code or cipher; French, 'in clear' (2,5) |
| BEANBAG | Be a (note!) silver soft seat (7) |
| NO5ROAD | ___. _ ___ (Richmond, BC thoroughfare nicknamed 'Highway to Heaven' because of the several institutions of multiple faiths along its stretch ...NOTE! Answer has a number in it) |
| HELLENE | Greek woman eats pound note! (7) |
| TREACLE | Sweet blend of claret, note! (7) |
| OBVIOUS | It's quite clear old boy has five debit notes! (7) |
| NOXIOUS | No. Ten debt notes! That's pernicious (7) |
