| DEPENDENT | Hanger-on could end deep in trouble with the National Trust (9) |
| COMPETENT | Efficient way to contend for a prize with the National Trust (9) |
| ASPIRE | Dream finally ends deep in river (6) |
| EYESTRAIN | This writer said Labour is in trouble with the Observer (9) |
| OVERDRAWN | In trouble with the bank, somehow Dave won right to cross river (9) |
| PASTERNAK | Boris in trouble with the Soviets once? (9) |
| DOPESHEET | Those deep in trouble summarised information for the better (9) |
| CONSTABLE | Painter of The Hay Wain, The Lock and The Leaping Horse, whose family's former watermill at Flatford on the Stour is preserved by the National Trust (9) |
| CRIMEWAVE | What lands surfer in trouble with the law? (5,4) |
| CARPEDIEM | Relish the moment I'm deep in trouble chasing vehicle (5,4) |
| BETTEROFF | 'On' could be good, but ... more money like this! (6,3) |
| STEAMIRON | Gentleman, taking competitive group on, could be smoother (5,4) |
| ARLINGTON | Cotswold village in Bibury with a row of 14th-century weavers' cottages owned by the National Trust and immortalised in British passports (9) |
| PROVIDENT | Thrifty way to furnish the National Trust with it (9) |
| LANDOWNER | The National Trust is a major one in Britain (9) |
| COASTLINE | General word for shore or where the land meets sea, 780 UK miles of which is looked after by the National Trust (9) |
| CONFIDENT | Tell secret to the National Trust if one has assurance (9) |
| OAKLEAVES | Tree features, forming the National Trust logo (4,6) |
| AKC | Org. associated with The National Dog Show which traditionally telecasts on Thanksgiving in the States |
| INTRO | In fact, it's in trouble with the opening passage, in short (5) |
