| FLYTHEFLAG | Display support for spring article by Iris (3,3,4) |
| EASEL | Tea-seller displays support for painter (5) |
| THENICEAND | 1968 novel by Iris Murdoch nominated for the 1969 Booker Prize (3,4,3,3,4) |
| SANDCASTLE | The ___, 1957 novel by Iris Murdoch (10) |
| AWORDCHILD | 1975 novel by Iris Murdoch (1,4,5) |
| THEMESSAGE | & 7D 1989 novel by Iris Murdoch (3,7,2,3,6) |
| SPAREPARTS | Replacements for spring on belt sent up (5,5) |
| WELLWISHER | Hopes for spring? Good luck with that! (4-6) |
| UNORIGINAL | Florals for spring, e.g. |
| ABOUND | Before spring, article to grow on trees |
| SPATHE | Spring article that lies about the lily (6) |
| LEAPT | Did spring article in Paris: fitting! |
| MAY | Part of spring article this writer’s penned |
| THEGOOD | 1968 novel by Iris Murdoch nominated for the 1969 Booker Prize (3,4) |
| THEBELL | Goddess replacing one in tall story by Iris (3,4) |
| FLAGELLA | Whips made by Iris Fitzgerald? (8) |
| UNICORN | "The ...", 1963 novel by Iris Murdoch (7) |
| THESEATHESEA | 1978 Booker prize-winning novel by Iris Murdoch (3,3,3,3) |
| BLACKPRINCE | The ___, 1973 novel by Iris Murdoch (5,6) |
| BELL | The ?, 1958 novel by Iris Murdoch (4) |
