| FRYINGPAN | Over-inquisitive aficionado, chided Spooner of the cooking implement (6,3) |
| POCKMARKS | Simple openings, remarked Spooner of the angry and passionate delivery (9) |
| VEHEMENCE | Simple openings, remarked Spooner of the angry and passionate delivery (9) |
| HEADLIGHT | Heavy metal, altitude, said Spooner, of the need for safe night driving (9) |
| SORELOSER | Tradition, bandmaster, adjured Spooner of the man who was ungracious in defeat (4,5) |
| LOLLIPOPS | Parrot prunes, suggested Spooner of the sweets (9) |
| BEAUGESTE | Biden tops, enthused Spooner of P.C. Wren's eponymous hero (4,5) |
| UPBRAIDED | Chided for having a bun, perhaps (9) |
| IRRITATED | Chided |
| CORRECTED | Chided |
| CONDEMNED | Chided |
| CHASTENED | Chided |
| TORODE | One of the judges on the UK version of the cooking show MasterChef (6) |
| WEDDINGRINGS | Otis flies, noted Spooner of the symbols of marriage (7,5) |
| BULLFIGHTER | "Drunken snapper," declared Spooner of the Spaniard in the arena (11) |
| FEATHERWEIGHTS | Meteorological manifestations - Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, said Spooner of the fighters of little mass (14) |
| BLOODANDTHUNDER | Dull noise and error, complained Spooner of the sensational thriller (5,3,7) |
| REINDEER | Man from Copenhagen behind, noted Spooner of the caribou (8) |
| TONYBENNETT | Skeletal principle, commented Spooner of the famous crooner (4,7) |
| REBATES | Abuses, said Spooner of the discounts (7) |
