| MERRIER | Saying, The more the - |
| ISOTHERM | The more this varies, the more the heat is the same! (8) |
| COBURN | Charles ?, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for The More the Merrier (6) |
| ECONOMYOFSCALE | 'The More the Cheaper', extracted from 'Cameos of Ceylon' (7,2,5) |
| HENNA | Hindu wedding adornment that's said to get darker the more the newlyweds love each other |
| ARTHUR | Jean, Best Actress Oscar nominee for The More The Merrier (6) |
| POTTYMOUTH | One using crude language ... or one saying the last parts of the answers to the starred clues? |
| OHMY | Cry of astonishment ... and phrase uttered immediately after saying the plural form each of the answers to the three starred clues, perhaps? |
| HATE | Faith No More "The thing you ___ the most" |
| EARLY | Saying, The ... bird catches the worm |
| PRONOUNCING | Saying the words when giving the sentence (11) |
| DETAIL | Saying, 'The devil is in the - - -' |
| SQUEAKY | Saying, The ... wheel gets the grease |
| AESOP | Source of the saying "The gods help them that help themselves" |
| SLIPOFTHETONGUE | Saying the wrong thing while dropping the tinned meat maybe? (4,2,3,6) |
| RECORDED | As noted, once more, the house on the road has keys (8) |
| STATING | Saying the box has an animal on the outside (7) |
| ROOSTS | Chicken abodes (as in the saying "The chickens are coming home to...")... |
| DASHERCUPID | More the team |
| LISP | Have trouble saying the letter "s" |
