| PAINTSTRIPPER | International cartoon in Telegraph? It's hard to swallow (5-8) |
| PAUPER | Beggar you heard is wrapped in Telegraph? (6) |
| DAH | T as in telegraph? |
| THE | Leading article in Telegraph? (3) |
| EUROPEANUNION | Continental marriage? It's hard to get out of it! (8,5) |
| WHATSOPERADOC | Classic cartoon in which "Kill da wabbit" is sung to a Wagner tune |
| TONGUETWISTER | Does shoe flap in front of tornado? It's hard to say (6,7) |
| INEDIBLE | One uppity president loose on borders? It's hard to swallow (8) |
| EUCLA | Which town, now almost a ghost town with many of its buildings hidden under sand dunes, was established near the South Australian border in 1885 as a link in the Overland Telegraph? (5) |
| CARDSONTHETABLE | Being honest, letter written by boy on road is to appear in Telegraph (5,2,3,5) |
| SCRATCHY | The Itchy and ___ Show, cartoon within a cartoon in The Simpsons (8) |
| TALLSTORY | Start to think everyone's Conservative? It's hard to believe (4,5) |
| BITTERPILL | Bird in water's last to drop ball? It's hard to take (6,4) |
| SEASHELL | One thing female tries to dispose of on beach? It's hard to say! (8) |
| PETERPIPER | Safe with a musician? It's hard to say (5,5) |
| STIFF | Rigid, like a board, cadaver or a drink so potent it's hard to swallow (5) |
| BRAZILNUT | She wrote about school teachers - it's hard to swallow |
| WISEACRE | Know-all in Telegraph accepting complex case (8) |
| EDIT | Ready to publish leaders of exceptional distinction in Telegraph (4) |
| TANGELO | Cherub seen in telegraph office to get citrus fruit? (7) |
