| DOTODEATH | Overuse period poem at the front of the house (2,2,5) |
| EPIC | Poem at the front of the epicentre (4) |
| MILNE | "Dad's army"-captaining, H G Wells-tutored, Punch-contributing author who penned Peace with Honour, the play Toad of Toad Hall and poem At the Zoo, but is perhaps best known for his tales of Eeyore, O |
| MATTHEW | Arnold's poem at the worst part (7) |
| TESTDRIVE | Run rule over how wheels turn in pilot study in front of the house (4,5) |
| CHANCEL | Order to stop going round the front of the house and part of the church (7) |
| DRIVEWAY | Hit the ball with technique in front of the house (8) |
| HALLDOOR | Henry Longford loves reading to the front of The House (4-4) |
| PORTICO | Heard Doc is in charge of leaders in front of The House (7) |
| TENTH | Church levy for shelter by the front of the house (5) |
| SAFE | Out of harm's way, in front of the House in ITV drama (4) |
| USHER | Doorkeeper is sure organised around the front of the house (5) |
| ENRICH | Decorate nicer parts on the front of the house (6) |
| CHOPPER | Axe officer guarding the front of the house (7) |
| FACADE | Decline to gather around the front of the house (6) |
| EYESTRAIN | Result of computer overuse, maybe |
| CARBONTAX | Levy imposed on those who overuse fossil fuels (6,3) |
| OCTILLION | A huge number overuse colour television set (9) |
| ROSEMAUVE | Overuse may almost alter colour (4,5) |
| CANESUGAR | Punish ragus, overuse sweetener (4,5) |
