| GRIDDLE | Iron plate is close to something with red lid possibly (7) |
| SCORPION | Barman or detective is on to something - with a sting in its tail (8) |
| DAVIS | Legendary jazz trumpeter's massive lid, possibly! (5,5) |
| MILES | Legendary jazz trumpeter's massive lid, possibly! (5,5) |
| RIDDLES | Makes many holes in fancy red lids (7) |
| RIDDLE | Puzzle involving unusual red lid (6) |
| NONPLUS | Put at a loss when finally close to something positive (7) |
| NEARING | Getting close to something (7) |
| NESTLE | Settle close to something (6) |
| PRUDISH | Priest for all to see with plate is overly prim (7) |
| LIONESS | Keeping one's plate is a beast (7) |
| ETCHING | Method of making prints from a metal plate is attractive, first off (7) |
| LAMELLA | Thin plate is weak - the lot rejected |
| HASP | Door plate is equipped with padlock originally (4) |
| ONTHETABLE | Place to place a dining plate is up for discussion (2,3,5) |
| GREENS | To have a lot on their plate is healthy for politicians (6) |
| PEW | Where you might be sitting if a collection plate is passed to you |
| PETAL | To break a plate is a bit of a bloomer |
| GIRDLE | A ceinture, cincture, cingulum, elastic corset or sash; anything that encircles, like one such waistbelt; or, dialect for a bakestone/iron plate, for drop scones or Scotch pancakes (6) |
| ALOT | Has ___ on one's plate (is preoccupied): 2 wds. |
