| TABOURET | Small drum could possibly be a trout (8) |
| BAY | What can be a trout, a window or a leaf? (3) |
| SUBBUTEO | Reserve could possibly be out of football game (8) |
| MIGHT | Could possibly be a parasite, from the sound of it (5) |
| OBERON | No Boer could possibly be a king! (6) |
| DAYSTAR | Could possibly be a matinee idol portraying the sun! (7) |
| PATERNAL | "Parental" could possibly be "relating to father" |
| REDSKYATNIGHT | Thinks tragedy could possibly be a sign of good things on the morrow? (3,3,2,5) |
| STICKLER | One who insists on giving direction to a trout catcher (8) |
| ROULETTE | Might a trout and eel go round and round like this? (8) |
| TICKLING | Gently stroking a trout to catch it by hand? (8) |
| TURNCOAT | A trout can swim, going from one side to the other (8) |
| YEARLING | A trout that is 12 months old (8) |
| MAGNACARTA | Can a small magazine art possibly be a symbol of constitutional democracy (5,5) |
| PUPA | A pup cannot possibly be a mature creature! (4) |
| BEGUM | Possibly be a fool being brought up as a princess (5) |
| TICKLER | A cane; a dram of spirits; a feather-brush; a memorandum; a trout-guddler; or, a difficult problem, riddle or other perplexing, poking, stimulating, titillating or vellicating person/thing (7) |
| HEBRAIC | Possibly be a rich Israeli (7) |
| AMOEBA | Simple life-form that may possibly be a Moa (6) |
| CAD | The ADC cannot possibly be a gentleman! |
