| ANAPPLEADAY | Intake that "keeps the doctor away," in a proverb |
| AFFORDS | Doctor away in South America raised grants (7) |
| BREATH | Air intake (that one may want to save?) (6) |
| APPLE | A red or green fruit that keeps the doctor away (5) |
| APPLEIPHONE | Smart rectangle that keeps the doctor away, daily! (AI-generated clue for an "AI" answer) |
| ANAPPLE | What, in the proverb, keeps the doctor away if partaken of each day (2,5) |
| OLDSAW | "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," for one |
| ADAY | "An apple ___ keeps the doctor away": 2 wds. |
| GOODHEALTH | What drinkers say will keep the doctor away (4,6) |
| MYSTERY | Suspenseful novel that keeps the reader in the dark until the very end |
| SMOKER | Toolmakers missing a lot for a device that keeps the bees away (6) |
| REIGN | The rule that keeps the leader of the gang in control (5) |
| GREENER | Like the grass on the other side, in a proverb |
| THOLE | He left the cavity that keeps the oar in place (5) |
| EARLY | Old English word and an antonym of "late" that is found in a proverb that emphasises being first, to improve one's chances of success (5) |
| ROD | If spared you "spoil the child", in a proverb |
| CUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT | In a proverb popularised by Harry Gordon Selfridge and others, "The ____" |
| AWAY | "An apple a day keeps the doctor ___" |
| ORANGE | Fruit ___ on the other hand risk keeping the doctor away (6) |
| APPLES | One of these a day, drives the doctor away |