| CURLICUE | What Mikado threatened billiard cheat with, we hear, in a decorative twist |
| ACROSTIC | A sign of wrong and right, we hear, in a puzzle |
| PACT | Ready for a holiday, we hear, in a political agreement (4) |
| AVERRED | A word we hear in a German accent? So it's alleged |
| NOSEPIECE | Is familiar with, we hear, part found on bridge |
| CHEETAH | Beast one is unwise to play with, we hear (7) |
| HOBNOB | Hotplate and its switch are the ones to associate with we hear (3,3) |
| FLOTILLA | Current requiring means for steering, we hear, in a set of boats (8) |
| TRUNKROAD | Body took to the water, we hear, in a major way (5,4) |
| BATTLEFIELD | Cricketer will switch roles, we hear, in a situation demanding firepower |
| CANISTER | This contains tea, we hear, in a mixture of arsenic! (8) |
| WAIST | Waste, we hear, in a statistical centre (5) |
| TIER | Evidence of grief we hear in a row (4) |
| TIEDOWN | Restrict Asian national, we hear, in a depressed state (3,4) |
| TUTU | Pair also, we hear, in a ballerina's skirt (4) |
| AUDIO | Sounds we hear in a studio. No way! (5) |
| BATCH | One found at the beach, we hear, in a bunch (5) |
| HANDEL | Musician to cope with, we hear (6) |
| LUTE | Instrument robber makes off with we hear? |
| MEDAL | Decoration to interfere with, we hear (5) |
