| BREAGE | Near Helston, I spotted a grebe, which is most unusual (6) |
| RAREST | Worker finally has a break, which is most unusual (6) |
| ODDEST | Recalled Eliot bringing editor to celebratory event which is most unusual |
| SEAL | There's a sanctuary for this type of marine animal near Helston -- it's a large place beside the sea (4) |
| LINERS | I spotted a number of large sea vessels sailing around when I was on the seafront near Exmouth at first light (6) |
| BARGEE | A boatman who might see a grebe flying about (6) |
| LOBATE | Like the foot of a grebe or coot (6) |
| TENDER | An offer to accept that which is most sensitive to pain? (6) |
| NEWEST | We enter bird's home which is most modern (6) |
| SANEST | Provides an estimate, some of which is most reasonable |
| LIZARD | The -; Cornish peninsula around 10 miles from Helston, site of Britain's most-southerly point (6) |
| HOEING | I can always be seen in my front garden on the outskirts of Helston, pottering around, digging up weeds (6) |
| FLORAL | ___ Dance, folk dance associated with Helston, Cornwall (6) |
| EMILIA | Wife of villain I spotted in a fruit tree, climbing (6) |
| BERGEN | Grebe fluttering by northern port (6) |
| ESKIMO | North American I spotted in awful smoke (6) |
| RECOIL | Green I spotted between river and lake -- spring back (6) |
| ALTAIR | Member of Eagle family I spotted in centre of church |
| OWLET | I spotted a young bird of prey which had started off at the top of a tree on the outskirts of Worle, but then three gulls came and it flew off (5) |
| ROEDEER | I spotted a wild doe right in the middle of a field on the outskirts of Exmoor -- it has a red summer coat that turns greyish in the winter (3,4) |
