| MINORPROPHET | It sounds like a slight gain for Amos, for example (5,7) |
| SLIM | Like a slight chance (4) |
| PROPHET | Gain, it's said, for Amos, maybe (7) |
| ALEF | First character for Amos Oz? |
| INSULT | Slight gains ultimately cover it (6) |
| PROPHETANDLOSS | Balance sheet for Amos? |
| ONBENDEDKNEE | Ask for a hand here, as it sounds like a good night in The Palace (2,6,4) |
| STRAITJACKET | Honest knave? It sounds like a garment that's a struggle to put on (12) |
| PROFIT | You make a gain for entering a pit |
| CORNDOG | Festival food: Although it sounds like a puppy who tells terrible jokes, a ___ is a frankfurter on a stick |
| GAEL | It sounds like a big blow for a Highland Scot |
| ARBOUR | It sounds like a special day for a bower formed by trees, etc |
| FORESHORE | For sure, it sounds like a good place for wildfowling (9) |
| BALDWIN | After a very close shave, gain for C (7) |
| SEASONING | When gives relish to, is a gain for noses (9) |
| INGA | Unusual gain for a girl from Scandinavia |
| AGAINST | Be opposed to a gain for Saint (7) |
| HOOF | Though it sounds like a problem that plagues a horse who seems to always say the wrong * thing, ___ in mouth disease is a real illness that can affect horses, cows, sheep and pigs |
| PACKS | It sounds like a call for the end of 19 rams (5) |
| MOOSE | Like the elk, it sounds like a cow to the English (5) |
