| SPINAYARN | Tell a far-fetched story, for example, about secure area on outskirts of Roscommon (4,1,4) |
| FAVELA | Following area on outskirts of vintage U.S. city has shantytown (6) |
| SPINNINGA | Telling a long, far-fetched story (8,1,4) |
| LAUGHTEST | Trial run for a far-fetched argument, say |
| CONNAUGHT | Anglicised name of the province of the counties of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo (9) |
| PARCFERME | Secure area at a motor racing circuit in which the cars are placed after a race |
| LOUNGEBAR | Lie about secure provision for the smarter patrons? (6,3) |
| UPANDOVER | Sort of door sadly unproved to secure area (2-3-4) |
| RINGFENCE | Call on dodgy dealer to secure area (4-5) |
| SCRIVENER | Get really old clerk to arrange service to shelter Roscommon (9) |
| ENDEAVOUR | Try nut and bolt to secure area |
| ATHLONE | Town on the River Shannon, on the border of the Irish counties of Roscommon and Westmeath (7) |
| TALL | Like that far-fetched story about the giant? (4) |
| YARN | Telling a long, far-fetched story (8,1,4) |
| LONGFORD | Irish county, W. of Meath, E. of Roscommon |
| CARRIERBAGS | They pass on complaints about secure aids for shoppers (7,4) |
| TALE | Tall ___; far-fetched story |
| LEGEND | A story for example viewed in advance |
| SLIGO | Irish county north of Roscommon (5) |
| RUTABAGA | Ditch, a secure area for kind of root |
