| THEPLOTTHICKENS | The situation gets even more intriguing when I leave the pilot with tea and headless chickens (3,4,8 |
| CABAL | It's intriguing when Al takes a cab! (5) |
| PLOT | I leave the pilot to do the scheming (4) |
| TAXHIKE | One means the government gets even more of a citizen's money: 2 wds. |
| SOPRANO | It's so right when I leave the piano and let her sing |
| PALERMO | In Sicily, gets even more wan when army doctor finishes (7) |
| TAXFREE | When I leave the cab without paying, there's just no accounting! (3,4) |
| OKTOBERFEST | Alright to be strife torn when I leave the annual booze up (11) |
| BROKER | Middleman gets even more in debt (6) |
| BISCUIT | Taken with tea and when it is taken it is particularly bad (7) |
| HAVEWHATITTAKES | Keep working on task with tea and show the required skill? (4,4,2,5) |
| TAX | It has to be paid when I leave the cab |
| NOWTHEN | Mild rebuke when I leave the nonwhite upset (3,4) |
| HANSOLO | Fictional pilot with the line "You like me because I'm a scoundrel" |
| BREAKINGPOINT | Silly ego trip in bank when situation gets critical |
| MOCHA | Provide the doctor with tea and coffee (5) |
| TEAMUP | Collude with tea and muffins initially at the summit (4,2) |
| RIDE | Hit for Twenty-One Pilots with the line "I just wanna stay in the sun" |
| FORTUNETELLING | What may be done with tea and cookies that reveals a lot? (7-7) |
| OPERETTA | At this point, mixed port with tea and put on quite a show (8) |
