| PENTAMETER | Exercise books on American tree rewritten as part of 18's work? (10) |
| THENAME | ... 18's work that's irrelevant when it's 17 (3,4,2,3,4) |
| PLACENTA | Plant books on American flower's tissue (8) |
| BUS | Book on American transport |
| HILROY | Big name in school exercise books on which the covers have a silhouette of the map of Canada |
| PEBBLE | Exercise books on cutting good rock (6) |
| PERSISTENT | Tenacious relative runs up surrounded by exercise books (10) |
| BLEAKHOUSE | British disclosure of secrets on Home Office exercise book |
| NEWMEXICAN | Just out - it's over 18s in cinema playing one of those many statewide characters with ties to Oklahoma? (3,7) |
| LOSS | Sad end of 18's workplace on the river (4) |
| FAWKES | Guido ......, rightwing blogger and sometime name of one of 18's Yorkshire greats? (6) |
| JOHNSON | Amy ......., aviator selected as one of 18's Yorkshire greats (7) |
| ADULTERATE | Cut charge for over-18s possessing ecstasy |
| RURALRIDES | 18's travels - right and left in the dry - in French 27s(5,5) |
| KISSMEKATE | Raptor without wavering asks me to show in 18's clue (4,2,4) |
| REAMS | Many sheets of paper are rewritten, as well as manuscript (5) |
| VERBOTEN | Part of speech, note had been rewritten as it is forbidden in Germany (8) |
| SCOTTIE | Many sheets of paper are rewritten, as well as manuscript (5) |
| STOLEN | Taken plenty turning over both of 18's banks (6) |
| SCHROLSUPPLIES | Hilroy exercise books (which have a silhouette of Canada on their covers) |
