| APOSTROPHE | Character in Te Winter's Tale perhaps too farcical (10) |
| YELLOWHEAD | Bird on the back of the $100 note, mohua in te reo (10) |
| STAYONHOLD | Wait for help, perhaps too long |
| OVERTHETOP | Chap wearing plain jersey perhaps too much |
| TRANSLATE | Get across a tale, perhaps, to foreigners? (9) |
| STORY | A touching tale, perhaps? (4,4,5) |
| HARDLUCK | A touching tale, perhaps? (4,4,5) |
| DRAWTHELINEAT | Handwrite tale, perhaps, but won't go any further (4,3,4,2) |
| ALTERED | Amended the tale, perhaps, a shade (7) |
| HARDLUCKSTORY | A touching tale, perhaps? (4,4,5) |
| SEAHORSE | Is this the type of thoroughbred on beach at Laytown Races? Looks equine with fishy tale perhaps! (8 |
| SAGA | Vikings' tale, perhaps |
| EPIC | Trilogy tale, perhaps |
| PLEIADES | Cluster of stars in the Taurus constellation, Matariki in Te Reo (8) |
| TEKAU | The number 10 in te reo Maori (5) |
| STEAL | Illegally take tales, perhaps (5) |
| BLUEDUCK | Endangered bird, whio in te reo Maori, which has appeared on the $10 note since 1992 (4,4) |
| APACE | In Te Papa ceramic exhibits will be found quickly (5) |
| ADHAERET | It's sticking to you (like glue), in te ____ |
| WHERO | Red in te reo Maori (5) |
