| HAIRSHIRTS | On your head and on your backs and, sorry to say, they can be really irritating (4,6) |
| MARVELS | Is pushed to believe they can be really happening (7) |
| GERMS | What many cleaning brands say they can kill 99% of |
| TORSO | It has your back (and your front) |
| MURAL | Artwork you'll miss if your back's to the wall (5) |
| ARMIE | Call Me by Your Name and Sorry to Bother You star, ___ Hammer (5) |
| EARNEST | I'm quite sincere! It's on your head and looks cosy there (7) |
| HATE | Put it on your head and point out how much you dislike it (4) |
| THOMPSON | Tessa _, actress whose films include Creed and Sorry to Bother You (8) |
| POPUP | Really irritating advertising insert online - nowadays it's easy to block one (3-2) |
| PROSTATES | Expert says they can cause problems for older men (9) |
| SAFARI | Primarily, something African fauna adjudge 'really irritating'? (6) |
| ACHILLESHEEL | Unwell, in pain, savage head and on foot - and this is supposed to be one's main weakness? (8,4) |
| MUFTI | Mum loses her head and on returning finds a fit way of wearing such clothing (5) |
| DANDRUFF | Last thing you want in head and on collar? (8) |
| HUNGRYLOOK | Host: "Welcome to 'Celebrity Food Fight'! Tonight it's reigning champ Bobby Flay vs. Alton Brown. Needless to say, they both have that ___ ..." |
| DAYRETURNS | More than an exaggeration to say they're boomerangs sold by Irish Rail (3,7) |
| BENCHPRESS | Judges and journalists lay on their backs and lift weights (5,5) |
| NIGHTMARES | Playing the margins can be really frightening |
| SPARETYRES | Something in the back for jaguars? Can't say they don't go to waste we hear! (5,5) |
