| SECRETLY | Flash bank hoarding tons in private (8) |
| SHORTTON | Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg) in the United States. The long ton in Britain, to which this unit is often compared, is equivalent to 2,240 pounds (1,016.05 |
| SHIPMENT | Sailors, perhaps, take on tons in cargo |
| TEARDUCT | Rush and short-tailed teal, perhaps tons in salt-water channel |
| IRRITATE | Jar of water with tons in, not gallons (8) |
| AORTA | Vessel carries more in middle - tons in two areas |
| SHOTPUTTER | Tons in store, say, for competitor in field event (4-6) |
| TATTLE | Gossip, tons and tons in story (6) |
| METRICATE | Bring in tonnes... tons in rice, meat trade (9) |
| STAUSTELL | Tons in employment in stable clay mining town (2,7) |
| CATALEPTIC | After Tiger beer, perhaps, tons in photo can be in a stiff trance (10) |
| SIXTEEN | Number of tons in a Ford tune |
| BOWLERHATS | Cricketer has to secure tons in derbies (6,4) |
| ATLAST | Strong man given extra tons in the end (2,4) |
| WHITTLE | Gradually chip away tons in a space of time (7) |
| IPSWICH | One page on change missing tons in town (7) |
| REPLETE | Satisfied agent with tons in shelter (7) |
| STALE | See tons in public auction past the sell-by date |
| TANGERINE | Tons in genera strangely producing citrus fruit |
| STACKS | Tons in bags? |