| LOANABLE | Can be advanced as a clue (8) |
| LAG | Can he never be advanced as an honest citizen? |
| OVERSTEP | Go too far as a clue to cats and dogs? (8) |
| SURFACES | Comes up with, as a clue, "The best on board" (8) |
| SIGNPOST | Something that serves as a clue or indication (8) |
| NEWSITEM | Story that could be seen as a clue to Times? (4,4) |
| COCKATOO | Bird and another advanced, as well (8) |
| LENT | Advanced, as a library book |
| AHEAD | More advanced as a teacher? (5) |
| HITECH | Very advanced, as a computer (2-4) |
| TENON | Figure advanced as a joint contribution (5) |
| CATALOGUES | Lists got as a clue for a change |
| LEADASTRAY | As a clue for "deal", it would be deceptive (4,6) |
| WRONGDOER | As a clue for "rode", it's a bad 'un! (9) |
| HINT | As a clue it may be thin (4) |
| FORWARD | A U.S. president accepted war to be advanced |
| LATESTART | Result of oversleeping (read each starred answer as a clue for a single letter!) |
| CRYPTIC | From Greek for "hidden", a word for something mysterious, obscure, occult, puzzling or secret, such as a clue in an enigmatic crossword of the same name; or, the camouflaging colouring of certain anim |
| SEAEAGLE | Bird usually seen as a clue, not an answer |
| SUEZCANAL | Cut out of New Zealand as a clue (4,5) |
