| PIANOLA | Instrument pal designed to cover a No 1 compilation (7) |
| CAPSULE | Container clue designed to cover a note (7) |
| SETAPART | Separate rates designed to cover a retired man or woman |
| TAOISEACH | Coat she and I designed to cover a PM in Dublin (9) |
| PAYLOAD | A ploy designed to cover commercial cargo |
| SEAPORT | Poster designed to cover opening of aquarium in Shanghai for instance (7) |
| CLOTHES | Articles of cloth designed to cover, protect, or adorn the body / wearing apparels |
| TRAGEDY | 1979 song which gave The Bee Gees a No 1 hit (7) |
| EDMUNDS | Dave --, Welsh singer who had a No. 1 single with "I Hear You Knocking" in 1970 (7) |
| ROBERTA | Who sang The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face in 1973, a No 1 hit for her? (7,5) |
| ATASKET | Bit of nonsense in a No. 1 Ella Fitzgerald hit |
| SHARONA | Title girl in a No. 1 song by the Knack |
| ADAMANT | Lead singer of the band who had a No. 1 hit with Stand And Deliver in 1981 (4,3) |
| LILYTHE | 1968 novelty song by The Scaffold, a No. 1 in Britain, which included Reg Dwight (Elton John) on backing vocals (4,3,4) |
| PORTION | Some left - no one returned (7) |
| TENT | What a fly is designed to cover |
| MAPLELEAF | Female pal designed a national symbol (5,4) |
| SPACESUIT | I suspect it's designed to cover astronauts, primarily? (9) |
| TROMBONIST | Player isn't robot designed to cover miles (10) |
| SADDLEBAG | Blue badge designed to cover large rider's pouch (9) |
