| LAMBKIN | Mary's pet's the opposite of a family hit, we hear (7) |
| TORTOISES | Pets the store is about to go in for (9) |
| BAA | Mary's pet's sound |
| MIST | A little foggy and failed to make a hit we hear (4) |
| SOCCER | Game - hit, we hear, Queen follows |
| KEEPUNDER | Subject with hits, we hear, will maintain secrecy (4,5,5) |
| WRAPS | Subject with hits, we hear, will maintain secrecy (4,5,5) |
| ODE | ___ to My Family, hit for The Cranberries |
| ABRA | "___-Ca-Dabra" (DeFranco Family hit) |
| HAMSTER | Pet the rams the wrong way (7) |
| LAMBADA | Mary's pet joins girl for a dance (7) |
| GEARBOX | A racing one goes up by going down, the opposite of a road-going one. (7) |
| TROLLOP | Spinner without spin producing the opposite of a good maiden (7) |
| ANTONYM | It's the opposite of a thousand to an old Roman (7) |
| NOUVEAU | Quite the opposite of a light French water, like young Beaujolais (7) |
| SHORTED | Took the opposite of a long position, in the market |
| LAMBPIE | Mary's pet project - introducing Ireland to a hearty dinner (4,3) |
| ASTARIS | When Sailor Lives With Presidential Family Pet: the navy's classic film with 1 and 17 (1,4,2,4) |
| SEALORD | Naval man, quite the opposite of a landlady! (3,4) |
| ORINOCO | The Enya hit we all call Sail Away is really named for this Venezuela/Colombia river |