| ITDOESEXACTLY | Can claims prove to be reliable? Absolutely (2,4,7,4,2,4,2,3,3) |
| HOLDSWATER | Veteran military-like unit, handled by the woman, proves to be reliable (5,5) |
| IMPROVEMENT | As part of claim, prove men tried something better |
| ARGUUNT | They claim, prove |
| COUNTEDON | An abacus was assumed to be reliable |
| AUTHENTIC | Somehow teach unit to be reliable |
| LETSDOWN | Doesn't let up, but fails to be reliable (4,4) |
| TRUSTY | Said to be reliable and you're under the weather after tea! (6) |
| LETS | Doesn't let up, but fails to be reliable (4,4) |
| DOWN | Doesn't let up, but fails to be reliable (4,4) |
| SOLID | Thus the cover is seen to be reliable (5) |
| STEADY | Unknown place started to be reliable |
| TRIED | Sampled before and trusted to be reliable |
| TESTED | Tried and ____, expression meaning 'proven in the past to be reliable' (6) |
| TRUE | Proven to be reliable |
| BANKSON | Phrase meaning "considers to be reliable" whose first four letters spell a type of financial institution: 2 wds. |
| COMICAL | Funny, company can claim to be different (7) |
| ONE | Any person can claim to be unique! |
| MECHANICAL | Routine he can claim needs to be changed |
| BOWBELLS | Tradition dictates that only those born within earshot of these can claim to be Cockneys (3,5) |
