| HOPER | Dreamer that with a no becomes useless (5) |
| SOUGHTAFTER | Wanted? O no, becomes so wanting (6,5) |
| THEBRIGHTLIGHTS | They await young dreamers that come to town, to find or blind with their own renown! (3,6,6) |
| GARB | With age this dress becomes useless |
| YESMEN | Fellows who never say no, become grovellers (3-3) |
| PIANO | Joanna's rather too good with a "no" (5) |
| KATIE | Couric stuck in the end with a no-win situation (5) |
| ANGRY | Very displeased with a no-good railway (5) |
| TWANG | Loveless couple with a no good nasal intonation (5) |
| LEASE | Document with a "no pets" clause |
| PREGO | Pasta sauce brand with a no onions or garlic Sensitive Recipe variety |
| SPRAT | Nursery rhyme character with a no-fat diet |
| ERNIE | Muppet with a No. 16 Billboard hit |
| SPOIL | Become useless |
| DECAY | Become useless |
| BREAD | Crumb, loaf, piece or rooty that, with "butter", is synonymous with one's crust/livelihood, sustenance, the everyday or ordinary, a tartine or a "Collins" letter thanking a host (5) |
| EPICURE | A fussy eater? I'll remedy that with a pie! (7) |
| ALLIANCE | Formal relationship that, with a "d" in front, becomes an informal relationship |
| FLESH | Part of the body that, with blood, is synonymous with kin (5) |
| ALPHA | The first Greek letter that, with the second letter "beta", forms the origin of the name given to a system of letters we use to write (5) |
