| INAWORD | Nothing Darwin worked out could be summarised |
| BEAGLE | British bird of prey on which Darwin worked |
| INEFFECT | Can be summarised to 'fit fence properly' (2,6) |
| TONGUE | 'Poking it out' could be considered rude language (6) |
| UNCOUTH | Lunch out could be awkward without a starter |
| WARE | Look out -could be a pothole! (4) |
| VITAL | Equivalent of queen losing out, could be critical (5) |
| STALENEWS | Sales went out - could be in an old newspaper (5,4) |
| GRAVYTRAIN | Trying a VAR out could be an easy and rewarding job (5,5) |
| ESCKEY | Prisoner's way out could be short cut on board (3,3) |
| SHORTENED | It's been summarised by that terse Don H (9) |
| QUARREL | Falling out could produce equal rights (7) |
| DETRIMENTAL | Martinet, when led out, could cause harm (11) |
| INTRIGUED | Gun I tried out could make you very interested (9) |
| ENNUI | In tune, taking time out could result in boredom (5) |
| MISCHIEF | Chimes, if rung out, could lead to roguery (8) |
| INSECTICIDE | Home team catches frantic opener out: could this mean the end of cricket? |
| ILLNESS | It's nonsense, yes, in Italy, going out could result in sickness (7) |
| SPOTTED | Picked out last of books to get summarised (7) |
| INDIA | Vast territory summarised in main diagonal (5) |