| GOODLOOKS | I hope you succeed in a manner of speaking, it's open secret that's all you might need in the fashion business (4,5) |
| CARGO | In the 70s these trousers made of sturdy fabrics and liberally supplied with pockets became a fashio |
| EVENS | A number of the deadly sins? Scratching the head - it's open secret the bookmaker will know them! (5) |
| YARDWORK | Outdoor chores (look for tools you might need in the *clue answers) |
| FOOD | All you might need to sustain yourself? 9 down could be said of this! (4) |
| HUMBLEAPOLOGY | With respect, I'm really, really sorry that's all you have to offer modestly in your defence if guilty (6,7) |
| OUT | Like a secret that's no longer secret |
| TOTALITY | A fired-up youth leader goes after drink. 'That's all you can have' (8) |
| OCCULT | Secret that's transcending the bounds of natural knowledge (6) |
| DESECRATE | Notes involving a secret - that's profane (9) |
| DICTIONARIES | In a manner of speaking, it's one of the first signs of spring in reference books (12) |
| NOTBEFORETIME | In a manner of speaking, it's long overdue as it explains the period after The Big Bang (3,6,4) |
| DIALOGUE | In a manner of speaking, it's what the commentator said about the play (8) |
| LARYNGITIS | State in which one has no voice? In a manner of speaking, it's an impediment to free speech! (10) |
| RHETORIC | Her body sent to old police force - in a manner of speaking, it's persuasive (8) |
| GOODLUCK | 'I hope you succeed' |
| BESTOFLUCK | "I hope you succeed" |
| OATMEAL | Some have a go at me - all I need in the Land of Cakes |
| SELFSUFFICIENCY | The ability to produce all or most of one's needs in the way of food, fuel etc. - fluffy science is involved! (4-11) |
| CARRIERBAG | Airline gossip about what you might need in duty free? (7,3) |
