| AUTHORITATIVE | For cooking, I have a trout: it's reliable! |
| TIMPANI | Time one's item for cooking - I should get things beaten (7) |
| SOUNDTHEALARM | It's reliable to bake ham later - that's what someone seriously worried would do for notice (5,3,5) |
| ONME | You can count ___! (I'm reliable!): 2 wds. |
| SAFE | Peter's so reliable! (4) |
| SPINNER | Folk name for a nightjar; a trout lure; a rapidly rotating cricket ball delivered by a bowler of the same name; or, a whirligig (7) |
| TICKLER | A cane; a dram of spirits; a feather-brush; a memorandum; a trout-guddler; or, a difficult problem, riddle or other perplexing, poking, stimulating, titillating or vellicating person/thing (7) |
| TAIWANESE | Asian cooking I saw eaten (9) |
| ONION | The vegetable cooking, I get on with (5) |
| ENDIVE | When cooking, I need to include prime bit of vegetable or salad plant (6) |
| CHAR | Material blackened by burning; an informal word for tea; a trout-like salmonid fish; an odd job or piece of housework; or, an old-fashioned word for a domestic assistant (4) |
| PRIEST | Term for an ordained minister who traditionally performs last rites, thus a mallet or club for a trout's final act (6) |
| STOCKIN | Anglers' term for a trout just added to a reservoir (7) |
| DRAGONFLY | Creature shows what a trout might be expected to do for a successful angler (9) |
| FISHINGTACKLE | Equipment required to catch a trout, for example (7,6) |
| ELLEN | A trout/salmon river in Cumbria - a bit excellent! (5) |
| OFFER | Attempt by a trout to take a fly (5) |
| EARTHWORM | Treat for a trout |
| LAKE | Habitat for a trout |
| TUTOR | You might need a one-on-one instructor to catch a trout out... (5) |
