| FLASHFLOOD | Sold half of bananas in sudden deluge (5,5) |
| TOLD | Ordered to, sold half (4) |
| ANGOLA | Record turnover in half of banana republic |
| ANAGRAM | Half of banana spread over corset of escort, perhaps (7) |
| GUYANA | Ridicule eastern half of banana republic (6) |
| CLOUDBURST | Could it be a sudden deluge? (10) |
| FRUITFLIES | Pests that might congregate around a bowl of bananas |
| CONTRABAND | Smuggling ring following carton of bananas (10) |
| ASAFOETIDA | As a diet of bananas, with a spice (10) |
| FALSEHOODS | She with loads of bananas and pork pies (10) |
| YELLOWFLAG | Colour of banana, next to sink, is a warning sign |
| BUNCHES | Word for bobs of cherries, clusters of grapes, groups of boys, handfuls of flowers, hands of bananas, pelotons of cyclists, pigtails of hair, rings of keys or other agglomerations of things (7) |
| FLASH | Sudden deluge: - flood |
| FLOODS | The western Eastern Cape suffers drought, the eastern part joins Durban in fearing sudden deluges, known as ... (6) |
| SPATES | Sudden deluges |
| HAND | Bunch of bananas; a pointer on the face of an analogue clock; a round of applause; or, a bridge player and the set of cards they hold (4) |
| BUNCH | Posy of flowers; hand of bananas; a cluster of grapes or, a ring of keys (5) |
| HANDS | Skill in holding a horse's reins; farm labourers; pointers of clocks/ watches; or, bunches of bananas (5) |
| MASTHEAD | Title to make haste in case of bananas (8) |
| CANAAN | A lot of bananas appear in biblical site (6) |
