| VENOUS | Goddess, we're told, is like a carrier of blood |
| ASTRAY | Like a carrier that's lost |
| STUB | Filling vessel with tea, we're told, is a bit of a fag (4) |
| VEIN | By the sound of it, useless carrier of blood (4) |
| ALARMCALL | Large weapon beneath a cover, we're told, is part of early warning system? |
| AVAILING | A covering, we're told, is helping (8) |
| HEW | Hugh, we're told, is just a 'hack' |
| TOO | A couple, we're told, is more than you need (3) |
| FIN | Mickey, we're told, is a bit fishy (3) |
| TALE | What, we're told, is 2 what we're told (4) |
| TARE | Rush, we're told, is a weed |
| SARGENT | Bobby, we're told, is a portraitist (7) |
| ARRIVAL | As a competitor, we're told, is getting there |
| GREENE | Eco, we're told, is a 20th-century novelist |
| POLE | The head, we're told, is a foreigner (4) |
| MULE | Kind of slipper said to suit a carrier of drugs |
| VAN | There's a carrier of goods in front of the army (3) |
| VIDIANARTERY | Carrier of blood to the jaw region |
| TRAVAIL | Painting over mask, we're told, is hard work |
| PROXIMATE | Stand-in spouse, we're told, is nearby (9) |
