| PSANDQS | Things to be minded, in an old saying |
| SINISTER | Left at home to be minded by sibling (8) |
| OPEN | One way to be minded? |
| REPENTATLEISURE | Atone for a hasty marriage, in an old saying |
| LOOSELIPS | Ship sinkers, in an old saying |
| ODDMAN | One who's out, in an old saying |
| CAT | Curiosity victim, in an old saying |
| POKE | Pig container, in an old saying |
| TWICE | According to an old saying, the number of times you need to measure if you intend to cut only once (5) |
| SEE | Was inclined to choose an old saying, in good shape (3,3) |
| SAW | Was inclined to choose an old saying, in good shape (3,3) |
| FIT | Was inclined to choose an old saying, in good shape (3,3) |
| ADAGE | An old saying often crops up in an ad agency (5) |
| HELP | A rhyming reminder: "A friend in need is a friend indeed" is an old saying which means that true friends are always there to ___ each other |
| ANON | Like an old saying whose originator is lost to history: Abbr. |
| LIPS | *Naval threats, according to an old saying |
| NINE | Number of lives of a cat according to an old saying or myth (4) |
| EARLY | According to an old saying, this type of bird always gets the worm (5) |
| STAR | Do you believe?: According to an old saying (and that famous Disney song), when you wish upon a ___, your dreams will come true |
| DEADMAN | Sort who tells no tales, per an old saying |
