| OCELLAR | Old provider, we hear, of simple eyes (7) |
| CRIER | Town ___, old provider of proclamations |
| WELLSPRING | Rich provider we will free from gaol |
| OCELLI | Simple eyes (of insects, e.g.); collie (anag.) (6) |
| EYES | Crickets have five ___. Two compound eyes which have various lenses which also help to protect them from predators and three simple eyes which help them to distinguish between light and dark. |
| CORSAIR | Rough appearance, we hear, of one of the main law-breakers (7) |
| OVULATE | We hear of you getting behind schedule, having to supply eggs (7) |
| TIEBACK | Language, we hear, of the past ___ it's close to curtains (7) |
| FINNISH | Last we hear of some Europeans (7) |
| OCELLUS | Simple eye |
| REYNARD | Fox pelt we hear of in Bow? |
| SUMMERY | Review, we hear, of warm weather |
| POPOVER | An individual Yorkshire pudding or similar puff of baked batter; or, a style of simple or versatile slip-on or wraparound dress (7) |
| BRITTEN | Benjamin, alliterative author of "Simple Symphony" (7) |
| POLYMER | Compound chain of simple repeated units (7) |
| GLIMPSE | Guest's first sort of simple view momentarily gained (7) |
| PLAYING | Taking the role of simple girl at first without theatricality finally (7) |
| SIMCARD | Halves of simple cardioid making smart device (3,4) |
| ARCADIA | Region of simple, quiet pleasure |
| JIMKERR | The lead singer of Simple Minds |
