| HONKING | Sounding (horn) or crying (of goose) |
| GAG | Piece of cloth thrust into or held over the mouth to prevent speaking or crying out / joke or comic scene |
| HOOT | Cry of an owl; note of a motor-horn or steam whistle; or, an amusing person or thing (4) |
| STIPES | The stems of fern fronds, mosses, mushrooms or seaweed; or, eyestalks, horns or tentacles of crabs or snails (6) |
| JAG | Long bout, as of drinking or crying |
| HYSTERICS | Fits of uncontrollable laughing or crying (9) |
| PYNCHON | Thomas, author of The Crying of Lot 49 (7) |
| TOOTING | Sounding horn to return to Indian gram (7) |
| KLAXON | Throaty-sounding horn (6) |
| SAXOPHONIST | So, taxis on rank outside pub; one sounding horn (11) |
| BULB | Rounded part of a thermometer, pipette or classic bike horn; or, a source of incandescent light (4) |
| STAB | A thrust with an epee, finger, foil etc; an attempt or try; an unpleasant pang; or, a single quick note or "hit" by a group of horns or a keyboard (4) |
| MEME | Distracted Boyfriend or Crying Jordan Face |
| CLAMITANS | Shrieking, bawling or crying out (nom. sing.) |
| EYES | They can be prying or crying |
| EMOJI | One might be winking or crying |
| MEWING | Me! I use it for flying or crying - being catty |
| MEMOIR | "Fun Home" or "Crying in H Mart" |
| MAAS | Mucho ___ (punning name of Oedipa's husband in "The Crying of Lot 49") |
| ONYCHIA | Periodically turning over, a night crying of discomfort in toe? |
