| DENTALHYGIENIST | Cleaner of traps dishearteningly reassembled first of traps, not second |
| SUNSET | Last traps not prepared when daylight finishes |
| ENTOIL | Trap; not lie (anag.) (6) |
| TIMOTHY | Full first name of Sally Metcalfe's husband, cleaner of Weatherfield's windows (7) |
| SKEET | Form of clay-pigeon shooting employing a pair of traps |
| CERAMIST | Maybe potter's cue dishearteningly touches pack first (8) |
| HORDES | Squirrels coming out of traps in large numbers |
| RATS | Can they get quietly out of traps? |
| SPRAT | Being so small, it can get out of traps (5) |
| SET | A collection of traps, activated? (3) |
| SAW | Horror film franchise with lots of traps |
| BYPASS | Go around town and yelp dishearteningly in a low voice (6) |
| NONAME | Put otherwise, 'anon'; also, dishearteningly, 'mere'! (2-4) |
| PURVEY | Supply first of polls with collection of data, not second (6) |
| CHARMING | Delightful cleaner of a bygone time in China (8) |
| LAUNDRESS | Cleaner of clothes from Los Angeles having to remove them (9) |
| PICTURERESTORER | Cleaner of old paintwork or repentant art thief? (7,8) |
| CARPETSWEEPER | Cleaner of vehicle, one crying after sulks (6,7) |
| DUSTER | A cleaner of feathers, perhaps? (6) |
| SHAMPOO | Cleaner of Barnet Post Office wearing fake ring (7) |
