| LUNATE | From what they say, fool swallowed a bone |
| AGITATE | A contemptible fool swallowed shake (7) |
| GREYED | From what they say, a TV mogul went ashen (6) |
| TINGE | Trace, say, fool on the way back |
| TOWIT | ... that is to say, fool holds on to nothing (2,3) |
| SWAYED | From what they say, material wasn't firm (6) |
| BACCHUS | God to support you and me, from what they say |
| STINGER | Scorpion's weapon, reversing say, fools solver ultimately (7) |
| ONLY | "Wise men say ... fools rush in; But I can't help falling in love with you," sang Elvis |
| STARVE | What they say to do to a fever, versus a cold (or is it the other way around?) |
| FIGURESOFSPEECH | Osborne's budget numbers? They don't mean what they say |
| SLY | What they say a fox is |
| RETRACTORS | They take back what they say about farm vehicles (10) |
| HYPOCRITES | they don't do what they say |
| FLAKE | Person who can't be counted on to do what they say they will |
| MEETS | Dean Martin sang, "In Napoli; Where love is king; When boy ... girl; Here's what they say; When the moon hits your eye; Like a big pizza pie; That's amore" |
| ISIT | "___True What They Say about Dixie?" |
| STOPGAPS | Acting managers and what they say to leaky defences? (8) |
| THERENT | What "they say our love won't pay," according to Sonny & Cher |
| REP | What they say about you, informally |
