| NAILHEAD | Secure a Maori advertisement which could come under the hammer (4,4) |
| TIGHTHEAD | A Maori advertisement following the mean player on the side of the scrum (9) |
| GUINNESS | In advertisements, which drink was claimed to build strong muscles, feed exhausted nerves and enrich the blood? (8) |
| BRISBANE | In which city's street newspaper, Time Off, did Daniel Jones place an ad which resulted in the formation of Savage Garden? (8) |
| ANTONINE | Defensive wall across central Scotland, construction starting in 142 AD, which marked Rome's northern frontier (8) |
| DAINTY | The tiny ad which was seen to have such delicate charm |
| SICKLE | In the manner of a flagging Red banner, wouldn't it come under the hammer? (6) |
| LOTS | Much may come under the hammer at a sale (4) |
| LOT | There's a good deal that may come under the hammer (3) |
| NAIL | Fingertip to come under the hammer? (4) |
| CODENAME | In MI5, might 'Dean' come under this heading? (4,4) |
| TAKEFLAK | Come under harsh criticism |
| TAKEHEAT | Come under criticism (for) |
| MORTIMER | Sir John -; QC who wrote the Horace Rumpole stories and the television comedy-drama series Under the Hammer (8) |
| HEBRIDES | A Maori newlywed on the southern Scottish islands (8) |
| AUCTIONS | Events where guns for sale go under the hammer (8) |
| ONCEWERE | Powerful 1994 film focusing on the violent booze culture within a Maori family (4,4,8) |
| WARRIORS | Powerful 1994 film focusing on the violent booze culture within a Maori family (4,4,8) |
| REDPANDA | Animal that's florid and found in a Maori settlement (3,5) |
| KAUMATUA | Respected a Maori elder (8) |
