| TITMOUSE | Tom, it may be, by custom identifying bird (8) |
| TIMETOGO | A ridiculous ego, Tom, it means "We've got to leave!" (4,2,2) |
| MARTIN | Maria's half-cousin at last receives note identifying bird (6) |
| ROBIN | Man identifying bird |
| FIELDGUIDE | Book identifying birds, plants, etc. |
| SPOONFED | Cosseted as golfers may be by their caddies? (5-3) |
| CEREMONY | A formal act or ritual, often set by custom or tradition (8) |
| NOWADAYS | In the present climate, hinges on parent taken in by Customs (8) |
| MORESTHE | Article (mine) is covered by customs duty ultimately, alas (5,3,4) |
| EYELINER | First person reported to be by ship providing cosmetic (8) |
| MEANTIME | Denoted I would be by myself until then (8) |
| WELLREAD | As the news will be by an educated newscaster (4-4) |
| WORKMATE | One might be by the water cooler |
| LONEWOLF | He prefers to be by himself (4,4) |
| MATED | As king may be, by queen |
| HORNET | Torn he may be by finding the sting in its tail (6) |
| ABBEY | May be by a holy house (5) |
| BEANBAGS | Has-been, by the sound of it, got sack on the first of September when they made bulky, shapeless seats |
| TIMEHONOURED | Sanctioned by custom (4-8) |
| DUTY | It is one's proper business to be collected by customs (4) |
