| LOSTART | Letter writing, as some would say |
| TAMPA | Meddle, as some would say, in US city (5) |
| WORLD | The globe spun, as some would say |
| SASHAY | Casually move sealed envelope, as some would say |
| EIGHT | Rowing crew dined, as some would say (5) |
| CRAKE | Crow (boast, as some would say) |
| BAGUETTE | French loaf ugly old woman consumed, as some would say |
| ALOHA | As some would say, a deeper-sounding greeting in Honolulu? |
| KARMA | Fate's more peaceful, as some would say |
| AIRY | Well-ventilated eagle's nest, as some would say |
| ANGEL | A new girl, as some would say, is a darling (5) |
| HOMESPUN | Simple detective joke, as some would tell it (8) |
| ALRIGHT | River going through land very well, as some would put it |
| ART | Hitting, some would say |
| FLAKE | Kramer, some would say |
| WISE | Like Daniel Patrick Moynihan, some would say |
| PLANCK | Some would say he was a physicist (6) |
| ENNUI | Feeling of weariness when performing No.1, some would say |
| YESTERDAY | Tue's agreed and Wed too some would say (9) |
| GHANA | Country harvest, some would say |