| STONY | Rocky, it seems is penniless (5) |
| EVERY | Each woman, it seems, is ruddy heartless! (5) |
| DURUM | Pasta wheat, it seems, is partly alcoholic! (5) |
| LATIN | Tongue, it seems, is a pound a tin (5) |
| MATER | Mother, it seems, is a winner at chess (5) |
| THROW | Chuck, it seems, is of doubtful worth! (5) |
| TOXIN | Canned beef, it seems, is poison! (5) |
| DAFFY | To be like a little flower, it seems, is silly (5) |
| GREED | Cupidity, it seems, is the desire for more than just a cup (5) |
| AMBIT | Lamb, it seems, is full of scope |
| BLOKE | Chap is penniless after changing sides (5) |
| BROKE | Chap is penniless after swapping sides (5) |
| HONEY | Sweetheart is penniless impostor (5) |
| BELLY | The violin part, is seems, is bell-like (5) |
| UNIVERSE | Just one poem, it seems, is all there is |
| ALLTHERE | No one here, it seems, is completely sane (3,5) |
| ALABASTER | A synthetic flower, it seems, is made of stone (9) |
| TALLOW | Everybody in drag, it seems, is fat (6) |
| EYEOPENER | E, it seems, is a source of wonder |
| RUINOUS | Our US, it seems, is catastrophic |
