| COTTONON | To understand something, usually without people telling you about it (6,2) |
| ALLEGE | To assert or claim something, usually without proof (6) |
| ICON | I deceive you about it being a sacred picture (4) |
| HINDSIGHT | Capacity to understand something after it has happened (9) |
| UPTAKE | Ability to understand something |
| USHERS | Officials, people telling others to 'old their tongue? (6) |
| SARACENS | Without people to fill rugby union team (8) |
| GAGS | They stop people telling jokes (4) |
| DESERTED | Without people |
| TMI | - Like someone you don't really know, telling you about their sex life, in a text |
| LIAR | Fisherman telling you about "the one that got away," probably |
| ONEI | "He's the ___ was telling you about!" |
| NEVERACROSSWORD | How harmonious life would be without people like me around (5,1,5,4) |
| ONECATCH | "There is something I have to warn you about, though ..." |
| GLASNOST | Political policy, something usually transparent, gathering no end of support (8) |
| SCISSORS | When they meet, something usually gets nicked (8) |
| CREDENZA | Low sideboard usually without legs (8) |
| FORGETIT | Fake songbird? Don't worry you about that! (6,2) |
| HERACLES | Labourer? I give you about one hundred pounds (8) |
| RELOCATE | Move the company back and tell you about (8) |
