| IDLENESS | Indolence in the lines Des was able to correct (8) |
| MEDDLESOME | Between my two appearances, silly old Des was interfering (10) |
| AFFORDED | Was able to put one's hand in one's pocket to offer Dad change (8) |
| FOLLOWRULES | Colour in the lines, so to speak, or what the *second* halves of the answers to the starred clues do |
| PREPARED | Got ready, so was able to get up (8) |
| TALENTED | Was able to get second half of telltale before new boy (8) |
| FOLLOWED | Was able to understand it if one tailed along (8) |
| PATHETIC | Pitiable tip cheat was able to supply (8) |
| BEARABLE | Being cultivatable was able to be tolerated (8) |
| EDUCABLE | B. E. Claude was able to be taught (8) |
| RULED | Had a job in The Palace to fill in the lines on the paper ahead of drink (5) |
| FREEREIN | irene is mixed up with ref, and was able to do what she wanted (4, 4) |
| LAPEL | It may sport a buttonhole to copy in the lines (5) |
| HELLENIST | Greek scholar using Latin in the lines translated (9) |
| STUN | The saint went to the United Nations and was able to stupefy them (4) |
| STEAL | Go, team!: Even the police officer cheered when the star player on his team was able to ___ the basketball |
| INSCRIBE | Not being out, the writer was able to engrave it for me (8) |
| KERRYTHEVOTE | What John was able to do easily in the Massachusetts Senate race? |
| SIBYL | By getting in half the silver, she was able to prophesy (5) |
| IGUANANDON | This herbivore probably spent its time grazing while moving about on four legs, although it was able to walk on two. Its name was influenced by the similarities between its teeth and those of modern i |
