| EARLYBIRDS | They are the ones that catch the worms (though the second mouse gets the cheese) (5,5) |
| EARLYBIRD | In the proverb, it catches the worm (in the joke, the second mouse gets the cheese) (5,4) |
| ACES | They are the ones in suits |
| SAILS | Boat features that catch the wind |
| VENTS | Parts of drifter floats that catch the wind (5) |
| BAES | Hashtag for a 1-Across of you and all your friends, even though the second letter makes it contradic |
| GETSUPEARLY | Prepares to catch the worm? |
| EARLY | This bird is said to catch the worm |
| GOUDA | According to you, biased media ultimately gets the cheese (5) |
| CAMEMBERT | Cat without leg perhaps gets the cheese (9) |
| CONUNDRUMS | Generic name for brainteasers such as the ones that feature in the final rounds of the series Countdown (10) |
| APPELLANTS | Those who call for aid are the ones who call to the umpires for a decision |
| PENPUSHERS | Prison drug dealers are the ones doing all the paperwork (3-7) |
| SUCCESSFUL | They are the most ___ hunter of the large mammals. Prey that has been singled out will almost always be taken down. |
| TRANSISTOR | Semiconductor device for amplifying, controlling, and generating electrical signals. They are the active components of microchips. (10) |
| MONEYSPINNERS | The sinners! Put me on a pony while they have the ones that bring in the cash (5,8) |
| OWNERS | Half the out-of-towners are the ones doing the selling (6) |
| EGGTIMERS | They act as reminders to the kitchen staff of the early bird and the ones that tend to go off? (3,6) |
| LIES | The bullies are the ones with the false reports (4) |
| BAKERS | Johnston, Mooney and O'Brien are the ones responsible for the bloomers (6) |
