| LAIDTOREST | In the end, it happens to us all provided novice gets assistance to the others (4,2,4) |
| LIFE | "What happens to us while we are making other plans," per Allen Saunders |
| CANOFWORMS | Company's chief batting for woman taking bribes... in the end, it spells trouble (3,2,5) |
| APOCALYPSE | Last letter from St John could be interpreted as a "Dear John" to us all! (10) |
| PHENOMENON | Phone round fellows taken on at the end, it is remarkable (10) |
| PUNCHLINE | In the end: It comes as no surprise to a person who has already heard that old joke |
| DITTO | In the end it totalled the same (5) |
| ENGENDER | You produce one and in the end it gets green (8) |
| IDENTIFY | In the end, it surprisingly provided your first name (8) |
| TAILERON | In the end it might stabilise what sounds like plain Oriental cooking (8) |
| ERUDITE | In the end, it got into rough characters who were knowledgeable (7) |
| TRIED | "I ___ so hard and got so far, but in the end, it doesn't even matter" (Linkin Park lyrics) |
| POORLAWS | What system of assistance to the needy in Britain was in force from 1597 to 1947? (4,4) |
| LEDGERS | Novice gets a line trimmer on Saturday - it was in the books! (7) |
| DITCH | In the end it choked a watercourse (5) |
| EASTWIND | In the end it was different with this blowing (4,4) |
| EXIT | In the end it gives you a way out. (4) |
| LULLABY | Pause blood group therapy - in the end, it soothes kids |
| OCCURS | Happens to be a couple of hundred belonging to us all round (6) |
| LAID | Set to give assistance to the novice (4) |
