| TOOTS | It's what a motor horn does, darling (5) |
| STAG | Doe's darling |
| BEEP | Sound of a motor horn (4) |
| HOOT | Cry of an owl; note of a motor-horn or steam whistle; or, an amusing person or thing (4) |
| SKULL | Brain? It's what a rower may need, we hear (5) |
| NAMES | When doubled, it's what a rat does |
| LIGHT | Easy to carry - it's what a smoker often asked for (5) |
| RINSE | Take to the streets around mid-morning? It's what a cleaner may do (5) |
| LANDS | Midair slumber party: It's what a redeye finally does after flying all night |
| BRAVO | Well done, it's what a bee is said to be for (5) |
| ERROR | It's what a proofreader works to cach (oops, catch) |
| SCARE | It's what a horrible nightmare can sometimes do to us |
| THIEF | Hold it right there!: It's what a squirrel might call another squirrel if he catches him stealing his acorns |
| HONK | Sound of motor horn or did it come from a goose? (4) |
| HOOTER | A bicycle klaxon, large nose, motor horn, owl, party blower, siren, steam whistle or other trumpeting, ululating or whooping thing (6) |
| KLAXON | Motor-horn |
| NOD | Yes, yes, yes: It's what a bobblehead doll on a dashboard will do constantly during a family's road trip |
| NET | It's what a basketball has to go through for a player to score a point |
| IRON | In a chemistry joke, it's what a female has that a male lacks |
| GATHERS | Infers it's what a dressmaker sometimes does (7) |
