| WINGS | The chirping sound crickets make is from when male crickets rub their comb-like ___ together. |
| CHIRM | The chirping of birds. (5) |
| ENLEVEMENT | Male cricket team putting name forward initially tried taking woman from old Scottish trial? |
| FIELDSMAN | Male cricket player (9) |
| MIX | Male cricket team backed associate (3) |
| CICADA | The males of which summer insect make a loud, rhythmic chirping sound? (6) |
| REED | A grass-like plant for thatching; a weaver's comb-like implement; or, a mouthpiece in a woodwind instrument (4) |
| SWAN | Bird known as a cob when male or a pen when female (4) |
| SMEW | Duck known as a white nun when male or a redhead when female (4) |
| VINEYARDS | What they make is drunk and is very silly (9) |
| BRAND | How really new the make is? (5) |
| HOOT | The sound an owl makes is known as a '___' |
| REEDS | Grass-like wetland plants with stems traditionally used for pens, thatching, arrows, pipes, weaver's comb-like implements and mouthpieces for woodwinds (5) |
| RAKER | One who scrapes together grass, hay, leaves, straw etc with a comb-like crossbar on a long handle; said implement used; or, a scavenger (5) |
| CORNCRAKE | Landrail whose Latin name, Crex crex, echoes its comb-like call (9) |
| CHOMP | Munchy sound when male tucks into meat (5) |
| TIMES | Periods when male is restricted by obligations |
| SITUATIONCOMEDY | TV programme location seemingly modest when male editor dropped in (9,6) |
| MARKOFTHEBEAST | Bad sign when male and female heartbeats get approval? (4,2,3,5) |
| TWEET | Coming out of the wet without husband producing chirping sound (5) |
