| TRANSVERSE | Seven rats are, we hear, cross (10) |
| LAB | Where rats are guinea pigs |
| ROAST | How to cook duck when rats are roaming around (5) |
| ASIA | Most rats are native to this continent |
| VERMIN | Rats are against trimmed fur |
| SERRATE | Jagged edges of scythe are, we hear, doubly corroded (7) |
| RAPT | Transported as gifts are, we hear (4) |
| INCOMERS | Immigrants are, we hear, consumed by wages (8) |
| LIVERPOOL | City are, we hear, in game being televised now |
| MOLAR | Moles are, we hear, producing tooth (5) |
| TRAILS | Dogs are, we hear, wearing formal evening attire |
| DROLL | Toy packages are, we hear, funny (5) |
| BERTRAND | Daniel and Albert are, we hear, meeting another dude (8) |
| YEAH | You are, we hear, giving affirmative answer (4) |
| RUBRIC | Rules of game are, we hear, maintained by writer (6) |
| BROTH | The two of you are, we hear, in the soup (5) |
| STARVE | Veterinarians are, we hear, tackling a way to cause suffering (6) |
| RAISED | Aides are, we hear, brought up (6) |
| FORKLIFT | Fit folk are, we hear, able to bear great weight (8) |
| ADMIRALS | Mail advertisements are, we hear, ranked highly (8) |
