| BOTTOMDRAWER | Failure at the Slade perhaps providing material for union? |
| JOHN | Tenby-born artist who studied at the Slade School, his portraits include that of W. B. Yeats and T. E. Lawrence (4) |
| NASH | Painter of English rural scenes such as Autumn Berkshire, Winter Evening, Wormingford and The Flooded Meadow whose brother Paul was a member of the Slade School of Fine Art (4) |
| RECYCLEDPAPER | Death rode softly in, providing material for the Guardian (8,5) |
| DUCK | Avoid utter failure at the crease |
| CASEY | Mudville's "mighty" failure at the plate |
| CAPACITIES | It's a failure at the icecap of possible volumes (10) |
| TICKERTAPE | One of those local hearty types from band providing material for the parade (6,4) |
| OVID | Providing material for Latin poet (4) |
| HART | Ruminative type providing material for Richard Rodgers? |
| NEWSPRINT | Novel race providing material for a journalist (9) |
| ESPIONAGE | Is one page providing material for spying? (9) |
| LITMUS | Books and letters providing material for test |
| ALABASTER | A place to experiment with plant providing material for ornaments (9) |
| LAMB | Animal providing material for Gresley 'A4' class 'Pacific' 60030 (4) |
| COPY | Policeman attached to Yard providing material for newspaper? (4) |
| REEDS | Socialists getting around strike ultimately providing material for Thatcher |
| RUBBER | Buffer providing material for band |
| UNITED | Lead, for instance, around work -- running for union? (9) |
| ELOPEMENT | Lead, for instance, around work -- running for union? (9) |
