| SORBAPPLE | Fruit from tree, poplar, best all but ruined |
| LARCH | Tree, poplar, chainsawed by section (5) |
| CRISP | Pithy script all but ruined (5) |
| OCARINA | Music-maker's raincoat all but ruined (7) |
| FIRCONE | Fruit from tree criminal put in sack (3,4) |
| NECTARINE | Fruit from tree, in can for cooking |
| HAZELNUT | Hunt with zeal shakes fruit from tree |
| ABSORBED | Engrossed, lying down, eating fruit from tree |
| ACORN | A scam to snaffle farmer's last fruit from tree |
| PLUCKS | Eg gathers fruit from tree... needs courage and sun! (6) |
| BANKRUPT | Intricate prank, but ruined |
| REESE | Some consider him the best all-around player in the world* |
| NONSTOP | No bridge player's best all the time (3-4) |
| JAMESNORRIS | Best all-round defenseman award |
| LAPRECORD | Best all-round performance as new driver frantically raced with pro |
| GRAF | Who Evert called "the best all-around player" |
| TABLESALT | At best all used this seasoning (5,4) |
| OFFAL | Liver, maybe, past its best, all left out (5) |
| HIHOCHERRYO | Game involving picking fruit from trees |
| NUTTER | Crazy type, one gathering fruit from trees? |
