| FIREEATER | Sack one of those taking the food out of the circus (4-5) |
| TUCKBOX | Spill bock in dog food - eat the food out of it? (4-3) |
| EPIGLOTTIS | Flap of tissue keeping food out of the windpipe |
| THAW | When you take food out of the freezer you ... it (4) |
| EIDERDOWN | Denied row organised for one of those taking a siesta (9) |
| ENCHILADA | Hot food out of Iceland? Ha! (9) |
| THESECOND | No 2 gutted Manchester team to sack one during next season (3,6,3,2,6) |
| DREAMLAND | The name of the circus in Dumbo (9) |
| THEBIGTOP | A toy that's part of the circus? (3-3-3) |
| VIOLA | Nip out of pavilion with one of those taking a bow (5) |
| AFLOAT | Answer given to one of those taking orders by one of those barely keeping their head above water (6) |
| SERIALKILLER | One of those taking out a lot of people might have got away with murder lots of times (6,6) |
| PRAM | Shows the way around river upstream to one of those taking little ones on a journey (4) |
| DAYBED | Time in the garden for one of those taking it easy in the afternoon, for instance (3,3) |
| RATTAIL | Informer to detective - 'one of those taking a cut did it'! (3-4) |
| BANISTER | Outlaw loses the head with relative for offering protection to one of those taking flight? (8) |
| TIGHTROPEWALKER | One of those taking a chance, on balance, on The Wire (9,6) |
| LIONSSHARE | The major part of the circus performances? (5,5) |
| OAR | Blade that's got food out of its shell |
| FUSSED | Was finicky when supplied with food out of an American ship (6) |
