| PROCLAIMS | Trumpets, according to an expert (9) |
| ANATOMIST | Two articles on it, most nonsensical to an expert on the body (9) |
| SYSTEMISE | Arrange according to an organised set of procedures (9) |
| SEMAPHORE | System of sending messages by holding flags in certain positions according to an alphabetic code (9) |
| NINELIVES | Cat's blessing according to an old proverb: 2 wds. |
| HIGHFLYER | She's very successful according to an ad on a pole (4-5) |
| HALFALOAF | According to an adage, amount which is 'better than nothing' (4,1,4) |
| OUGHTAKNOW | "You ___!" (response to an expert) |
| SOL | Little chap going to an expert for solace |
| CRACK | To an expert, a flaw (5) |
| REFERRAL | Handing (a case) on to an expert (8) |
| ACCEDE | Agree to an expert coming around for about a month (6) |
| KAHUNA | Hawaiian word referring to an expert =. in a given field (6) |
| TWICE | According to an old saying, the number of times you need to measure if you intend to cut only once (5) |
| EFHUTTON | Broker to whom "people listen," according to an ad campaign |
| ANYONE | Who can grow up to be president, according to an evidently true adage |
| HOTCROSSBUNS | Spiced fruit baked treats traditionally served at Easter that, according to an old rhyme, should be given to sons in the absence of daughters (3,5,4) |
| ROOT | What to do for the home team according to an old baseball song |
| ARK | According to an old bible story, it's the type of ship Noah built to give animals a lift |
| GAIN | An acquisition, advantage or win, supposedly achieved through pain, according to an old exercise slogan (4) |
