| BARNUMLOAD | Truckful of supplies for a circus owner? (You'll need to reuse one here) |
| LOAD | Truckful of freight |
| HARE | Content to catch a real murderer? You'll need to run fast! (4) |
| REDTAPE | Raw seal? You'll need to fill in a form (3,4) |
| STILT | One of a pair of props for a circus clown |
| ACROBATIC | Like a gymnast, (robotic) - giving up love for a circus act initially - travelling west and coming first (9) |
| NEARING | Getting closer to northeast area with space for a circus (7) |
| CHANGEOFADDRESS | Taking up residency in the Senate after being in the D'il, you'll need to give notice of that to a man of letters (6,2,7) |
| TWO | Number of times you'll need to read the starred clues to make sense of their answers |
| TAMED | Prepared for a circus, in a way |
| FRATERNITYBARROW | One-wheeled cart carrying supplies for a toga party? |
| NOSEBAG | Instinct to secure supplies for a horse |
| ORINOCO | Recycling expert loves to collect tops to reuse in natural organic containers |
| SEEYOULATER | Valediction for Yale to reuse in translation (3,3,5) |
| GEAR | Equipment and supplies for a particular operation, sport, etc (4) |
| EDENTATE | Having a date with a teen? You'll need some front teeth! |
| GETAMOVEON | If you want to see a doctor with very little time, you'll need to hurry up |
| REINFORCE | To make something stronger you'll need to put some wire in, for certain |
| RATIONALE | You'll need to find grounds to put a limit on beer going down (9) |
| STEVEDORE | To sever relations with Ed you'll need to look for him on the wharf (9) |
