| APPARENTLY | Make a request to hold a tear, so it seems (10) |
| BERATE | Be there! Shed a tear then scold! |
| WEEP | Shed a tear, and then some |
| ASSERTOR | Defender in tears, so devastated by Ronaldo's header (8) |
| ASTERISKS | What stars they are! They kiss and shed tears so easily! |
| MINDREADER | One who's always a step ahead of you, so it seems |
| APPEAL | Make a request to father to come up and shave, by the sound of it |
| HARDATWORK | Never easy on the job, so it seems, but diligently industrious. (4,2,4) |
| INVITATION | A request to come (10) |
| ASK | Make a request to a southern knight |
| APPLYFORALOAN | Take advantage of one's credit rating and make a request to a person who takes interest in their work (5,3,1,4) |
| ASKFORIT | Make a request to get Information Technology and invite trouble (3,3,2) |
| APPLIES | Makes a request to have fruit about one |
| APPLES | Makes a request to ditch one fruit (6) |
| ASKSFOR | Makes a request to get |
| EON | Time it takes for your crush to text back, so it seems |
| PREORDER | A request to buy a product before it has become available (3,5) |
| LONG | Enduring, so it seems to jaded scholars (4-4) |
| EMPEROR | Ruler in a temper, or so it seems (7) |
| GREENER | Like a next-door neighbor's lawn, or so it seems |
