| BANDIT | Spooner says Dan bit thief (6) |
| SYDNEY | "This city's in Australia," says Dan Levy, oddly (6) |
| SMALLTIMECROOK | Two-bit thief |
| DESPERADO | Person like, say, Dan Dare posed in transit (9) |
| NEARBY | Spooner says to bring beer nigh and close (6) |
| CARPET | Spooner says park it on floor covering (6) |
| PSYCHO | Spooner says character from Athens very crazy (6) |
| TAXMEN | Revenue staff, no more than half score, Spooner says (6) |
| REWARD | Spooner says we roared to get prize (6) |
| NEUTER | Fish Spooner says is unable to reproduce (6) |
| NEEDBE | Must drop joint, Spooner says (4-2) |
| REDFOX | Beastly type of agent is great, Spooner says |
| NOFEAR | Enemy close by, Spooner says. I don’t think so! |
| TAKINGTHEMICK | Teasing and weaving the mattress cloth as Spooner says (6,3,4) |
| SEABREEZE | Spooner says actress Larson catches a glimpse of cocktail (3,6) |
| NONREADER | Rev. Spooner says "The person massaging Reagan is illiterate" (3-6) |
| NOSEGAY | Spooner says "No flowers" (7) |
| WEAKSPOT | Spooner says to say "pardon" is a failing (4,4) |
| PRANKCALL | Spooner says "wind up McCartney" ___ with this, perhaps (5,4) |
| PORTOFCALL | Apostle's yard, Spooner says, where freight may be collected? |