| NEONATE | Inert gas swallowed the new-born (7) |
| RIBSTON | The boy swallowed the chewed bits of apple (7) |
| RECOVER | Though the dog's swallowed the keys, you can get them back (7) |
| LASAGNE | Alas Agnes swallowed the pasta dish (7) |
| ASTARTE | Ancient deity had swallowed the Sun, perhaps (7) |
| BADLUCK | It's unfortunate the animal swallowed the wretched lad! (3,4) |
| NINNIES | No one new born inane about special fools (7) |
| OLDLADY | Children's song character who swallowed the things in this puzzle's theme |
| LAYETTE | Clothing and bedclothes for a new-born child |
| SWADDLE | Wrap (a new-born) in cloth |
| BIGBABY | A large new-born child for a scaredy cat (3,4) |
| BABYBUGGY | Carrier for the new born? (4,5) |
| BABYPOWDER | Talc for the new born? (4,6) |
| BABYDOCTOR | Physician for the new born? (4,6) |
| BABYTOOTH | Fang for the new born? (4,5) |
| THECHANCEOF | Unique opportunity the new-born child has (3,6,2,1,8) |
| GUEST | (DEC) "Shepherds, who their night-fold tended,/Hailed alone the new-born _" (5) |
| DOWNED | Swallowed the odd new concoction (6) |
| LARD | Fat boy swallowed the last of the butter (4) |
| SMUG | Like the cat that swallowed the canary |
