| POINTLESS | To be blunt, it's silly (9) |
| TERSE | To be blunt, it's for chopping trees (5) |
| DOWNRIGHT | To be blunt, is losing the match, OK? (9) |
| OUTSPOKEN | Nose put out of joint about approval, to be blunt (9) |
| FOOLHARDY | It's silly to be tough on a fathead (9) |
| IDIOMATIC | It's silly to hug Mother, but it's natural (9) |
| MANTICORE | It's silly to give extra protection for a legendary creature (9) |
| ASCERTAIN | Find out it's silly scare. About a box (9) |
| SEMICOLON | Stop appearing in one's monocle - it's silly |
| SENSELESS | Without hearing, say it's silly (5) |
| OBTUSE | To be blunt, you must go by bus to the East (6) |
| ELEVEN | To be blunt, don't ever get the French to come over before noon |
| BALD | Like The Eagles? Only some, to be blunt (4) |
| SHOOTFROMTHEHIP | This minute photo of her is flawed, to be blunt |
| IMPAIR | One thousand twins, to be blunt |
| EXPLICIT | No longer wants quiet constitutional, to be blunt |
| FRANK | It so becomes him to be blunt... (5) |
| LACK | Tip-offs are futile, to be blunt (4,5) |
| POINT | Tip-offs are futile, to be blunt (4,5) |
| FLATLY | To be blunt, muscle was caught in zip (6) |
