| PAINTBOX | Sounds like instruction to colour package found in atelier (8) |
| SICKBAYS | Basic Sky package found in most hospitals? (8) |
| ARISTOTLE | Noble characters regularly found in atelier learned Greek (9) |
| BALES | Large packages found on top of the stumps, one might say |
| TAKEROOT | Sounds like instruction to thief in vegetable shop to find a home (4,4) |
| HEATWAVE | Sounds like instruction to warm part of ocean in prolonged period of hot weather (4,4) |
| BYTHEBYE | Sounds like instruction to pay off someone for getting into the next round, incidentally (2,3,3) |
| LIELOW | Sounds like instruction to hide inflatable in pool reportedly (3,3) |
| STUDIOUS | Academic in atelier with us (8) |
| WORKROOM | Job getting space in atelier (8) |
| STOPPRESS | Sounds like instruction to block the media from hearing what's said in newsroom (4,5) |
| PARQUETRY | Sounds like instruction to park a tree by fancy block work (9) |
| BOOKCLUBS | Sounds like instruction to hire drivers for selling stories perhaps (4,5) |
| STRETCHLIMOS | Sounds like instruction to make bigger cars for Debs and the boyfriends (7,5) |
| PUTON | Sounds like instruction to address local joke (3-2) |
| WAISTCOAT | Sounds like instruction to jettison Ulster as part of suit (9) |
| PERMIT | Allow to sound like instruction to lady's hairdresser (6) |
| POSTALORDERS | Sounds like instructions to the Women of Letters for settling accounts (6,6) |
| HELPLESS | Sounds like instruction not to give too much aid is defenceless (8) |
| HOWDYEDO | Method used to colour hoop leads to problem |
