| ATTAINDER | Volunteers to enter a wood likely to burn, which would be a criminal loss |
| KATANGA | African region Pooh's friend volunteers to enter? |
| SCOTSWHAHAE | Patriotic poem by Robert Burns which was the unofficial national anthem |
| DONUT | Cook bean, which would be a treat for Homer Simpson (5) |
| REDIA | Nearly 12 again, which would be a fluke (5) |
| SPEAR | Weapon which would be redundant with point moved to the end |
| FIREDOG | Ridge of rough attached to the wood that's very likely to burn (7) |
| PORT | ...which would be left to sailors? (4) |
| FERN | Plant which would be studied by a pteridologist (4) |
| EYECONTACT | Pupils communicating, which would be frowned on by invigilators (3,7) |
| OVERMYHEAD | O, my, he'd rave madly, which would be quite beyond me (4,2,4) |
| NEED | Require less, which would be unnecessary (4) |
| ELUENT | Solvent which would be flowing if female opened it |
| FRAUDSTER | Loud, rude star turned out to be a criminal (9) |
| RECEIVER | Set to be a criminal accomplice |
| THIEF | He's taken to be a criminal |
| ARSONIST | Trains so curiously to be a criminal |
| COOLER | Porridge that's less likely to burn the mouth when eaten (6) |
| PIPINGHOT | (Of food) likely to burn one's mouth (6,3) |
| FIRETRAP | Building likely to burn easily (8) |
