| TELLAPART | To distinguish between hill and a pike primarily needs skill (4,5) |
| AUSTEN | Author of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park whose novel Emma includes scenes of a picnic on Box Hill and a strawberry-picking party (6) |
| BEARGARDEN | Area between hill and forest, scene of tumult |
| MALVERN | Worcestershire town (with hills and a college) (7) |
| BARTENDER | Who needs skill to break up drunken rampage? (9) |
| EXPERTISE | To exist with a peer you need skill of the highest kind |
| OVERTAKEN | To get passed, patent application primarily needs understanding |
| WIRETRACE | A pike-safe link between hook and mainline (4,5) |
| TORMENTOR | One harassing the folk dwelling between hill-tops |
| TESTIMONY | Trial, in my opinion, primarily needs youth's evidence |
| EYES | Crickets have five ___. Two compound eyes which have various lenses which also help to protect them from predators and three simple eyes which help them to distinguish between light and dark. |
| INSTINCTS | Needs skills! (9) |
| LITMUS | Substance used to distinguish between acid and alkali (6) |
| AMORAL | Unable to distinguish between right and wrong |
| PALATE | Person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavours (6) |
| TASTEBUDS | Gustatory organs of tongues by which humans are able to distinguish bitter, salty, sour, sugary and umami flavours of chestnuts, figgy puddings, mulled wine, pickles and other victuals (5,4) |
| MADESENSE | Was forced to distinguish, but it was the right thing to do (4,5) |
| SATELLITE | Change a site, having to distinguish moon (9) |
| DIFFERENTIATE | Serve to distinguish between (13) |
| RAREEARTH | One of a group of 15 hard to distinguish elements - at her rear (anag) (4,5) |
