| STRAIGHTANSWER | Surprisingly open response to a cryptic clue, perhaps (8,6) |
| PUZZLING | "Dog grabbing no sleep upset" - description of a cryptic clue, perhaps? (8) |
| PSAT | Exam with 10 open-response math questions: Abbr. |
| ANAGRAM | Type of cryptic clue, perhaps, that might feature a horse and sheep |
| COPPERSULPHATE | Compound version of top clue, perhaps (6,8) |
| AGATHACHRISTIE | Writer of clues, each straight: a cryptic suffocating yours truly (6,8) |
| LUCRE | A cryptic clue about the right to have money (5) |
| IMMACULATE | One masters a cryptic clue, catching a bit of trickery that's neat |
| MINUSCULE | Lacking a cryptic clue for "tiny" (9) |
| HUNDREDLINES | Schoolchild's punishment, devising a cryptic clue for 'crows'? (7,5) |
| CONUNDRUM | Firm sister beat a cryptic clue (9) |
| THEFOURTHOFJULY | A cryptic clue for the Y in 'Independence Day' (3,6,2,4) |
| MADECHANGES | Altered a cryptic clue for "Edam" (4,7) |
| SPOONER | Sooner take in first prize by provider of many a cryptic clue (7) |
| SIGNPOST | A pole or stake from which to hang an inn's name board; an "indicator" in a cryptic crossword; a roadside waymark; or, a clue (8) |
| TEASER | A prankster, ribber, tantaliser or taunter; a brain-twister, mind-bender, poser, puzzle or other riddle; a jaeger; a cryptic advertisement designed to entice or titillate; or, a wool-comber (6) |
| ENIGMA | A cryptic fable or riddle with a hidden meaning to be guessed; a mysterious person who leaves others baffled or distressed; or, a Nazi wartime cipher that put the Bletchley code-breakers' minds to the |
| IHAVENOIDEA | One's initial response to this clue, perhaps |
| ELUCIDATE | Edit a clue, perhaps, to make it clear |
| POPULACE | The common people's music: a clue, perhaps (8) |
