| CREEPYCRAWLY | Spider for one alarming West Sussex town, so I'm told (6-6) |
| ARTHROPOD | Husband bitten by angry trapdoor spider for one |
| ARACHNID | Spider, for one |
| PHOBIA | Fear of spiders, for one |
| SHEPHERDSPIE | Blue Peter dog - he has squidged spider for meal (9,3) |
| SIGNET | A ring for the young bird, so I'm told (6) |
| CYCLED | Went around again peddling, so I'm told (6) |
| SANDWICHBOARDS | Places for advertising in Kent town so drab before redevelopment (8,6) |
| APPARENTLY | So, I'm told to clean large yard (10) |
| INKWELL | Old writer dipped into this modern squash, so I'm told (7) |
| CLIMATE | To get the weather you need to ascend, my friend, so I'm told (7) |
| AWL | It's designed to bore everyone, so I'm told (3) |
| RBI | Squeeze bunt stat (or so I'm told... it's sports) |
| LODE | Valuable deposit put on board, so I'm told (4) |
| PRIOR | Monk who is a nosey parker, so I'm told (5) |
| GREENTEA | Leaves parts of golf course, so I'm told (5,3) |
| CHESS | Game involves taking tea, so I'm told, out of boxes (5) |
| OFFAL | Liver etc. we get from Albert so I'm told (5) |
| SCATTERBRAINED | Forgetful small feline taught to catch queen bee, so I'm told (14) |
| BYALLACCOUNTS | Note with local Tuscany variation, so I'm told (2,3,8) |
