| PIECRUST | It covers meat perhaps on a Chippendale table |
| NOISETTE | Key Times report maybe covers meat or chocolate? |
| KEBAB | Bloke babbling covers meat dish |
| HIBACHI | Husband (Tramp) repeatedly covers meat not on barbecue (7) |
| RAVIOLI | Run a fiddle, taking a little off small cases of meat perhaps |
| SUSPENDED | How meat perhaps may be hung or put on ice (9) |
| TEAM | A side of meat, perhaps (4) |
| MANEATER | Could be a tiger near meat perhaps (3-5) |
| OPERATOR | Crafty manager set Carmen, perhaps, on a rocky height |
| MIXTAPE | Homemade compilation of songs, perhaps on a cassette |
| UNCLEAR | Sam, perhaps on a roll initially, can't make out (7) |
| RAP | Knock, perhaps on a chamber door |
| SAC | Bunt, perhaps, on a scorecard |
| TANTAMOUNT | Equal time needed by soldier, perhaps, on a horse |
| INSET | Bay Area, perhaps, on a California map |
| ENDLESS | Spelling out exhortation to save, perhaps on a continual basis? |
| SEASONAL | Harvest worker, perhaps, on a sales outing (8) |
| TREASURE | Prize short willow, perhaps on a southern river |
| THRUSTS | Pushes and hurts perhaps on a back-street (7) |
| SIGNOUT | Indicate your departure, perhaps on a register (4,3) |