| ENTICERS | People or things that offer temptation (8) |
| ENTICE | Person bound to learn to sacrifice pawn and rook to offer temptation |
| ENTICER | Who offers temptation in Lent? I, certainly! |
| APPLEISLE | State offers temptation including floral garlands (5,4) |
| LURES | Money can be sure to offer temptations (5) |
| DEADWOOD | People or things that are no longer productive or useful (4,4) |
| ROLLCALL | A list of people or things that are notable in some specified way (4,4) |
| PASTIMES | Hobbies or things that people do regularly for enjoyment (8) |
| DARTERS | Dragonflies known in North America as meadowhawks or skimmers; tropical snakebirds; a name for archerfishes or perches; people or things that dash or flit; or, players of the game "arrows" (7) |
| PARAPETS | Animal in roles that offer limited protection (8) |
| EXPONENTS | People or things that act as advocates of an idea or cause (9) |
| SPREADER | A broadcaster, butter/palette knife, gossip-monger, muck-raker, spatula, trowel, virus carrier or other person or thing that applies, disseminates, publicises, scatters or transmits (8) |
| STEREOTYPES | People or things that conform to general patterns (11) |
| OBSTACLE | A person or thing that opposes or hinders something (8) |
| BEHEMOTH | Person or thing that is enormous in size or power (8) |
| LOOSECANNONS | People or things that appear to be beyond control and are potentially a source of unintentional damage (5,7) |
| IDOLS | People or things that are greatly admired (also a televised singing contest) (5) |
| NINEDAYSWONDERS | People or things that arouse great interest but only for a brief time (4,4,7) |
| OFOLD | Phrase referring to people or things that existed long ago (2,3) |
| CYNOSURE | A person or thing that is the centre of admiration or attention (8) |
