| OSTIA | Roman port cut cost I assume. (5) |
| MIND | Many in port cut some ice by telekenesis (4,4,6) |
| PALM | Balearic port cut lifeline here (4) |
| RUNRIOT | Weakling consuming Brazilian port cut loose (3,4) |
| STOIC | In collecting the cost, I get to be philosophical (5) |
| DOVER | Modern name of the old Roman port Dubris (5) |
| SKIMP | Thumb through Chapter 4: "Cut Costs" (5) |
| INDIA | Land essential to find, I assume (5) |
| ELIAS | Prophet of Israel, I assume (5) |
| POSIT | Outgoing mail, I assume (5) |
| TILIA | The lime tree genus - in tormentil I assume (5) |
| MIDON | Fielder from Durham, ultimately, I assume |
| RUBIA | Type of herbaceous plant? It's some shrub, I assume |
| ITSME | "I assume you recognize my voice" |
| ROUNDNOEN | Cut cost a bit for drinks all consumed? (5,4) |
| ANTISOCIAL | Overly concerned about cost, I twice put off retiring (10) |
| ROBOTICS | Facing ridiculous cost, I steal modern technology |
| STOICAL | Impassive about the cost, I change a pound (7) |
| SITCOM | TV series cost, I suspect, millions (6) |
| STAYCATION | At any cost I organised a kind of holiday (10) |
