| CATHAY | Where the old Chinese were found when a yacht capsized (6) |
| BAMBOO | As early as 1300 BCE the Chinese were using this plant for writing; they bound pieces of it together to form tablets. |
| PALMING | A hiding for being a friend to the old Chinese (7) |
| ROCKETS | Fighting the Mongols in 1232, the Chinese were first to use what in war? (7) |
| KOWTOWS | Genuflects, from the old Chinese; bows and scrapes (7) |
| MINGLED | The Chinese were first to have integrated (7) |
| PATCHY | Unreliable pilot's first yacht capsized (6) |
| THRONE | No bits of the birthstone were found on the seat (6) |
| HOZIER | Artist who tweeted, "I cant believe the false stories surrounding this so I'm going to clarify here. YES, my baby teeth were found in a number of units from the last album pre sales" |
| BISSAU | Some ibis sausages were found in the capital (6) |
| CAMPUS | One hundred pumas were found around the University (6) |
| ANSWER | Plans were found to contain the reply (6) |
| PEKING | -- Man was an early type of man, Homo erectus, remains of which were found in a cave in China (6) |
| PHELAN | Corrie villain whose ashes were found, then dropped by Todd Grimshaw (3,6) |
| NAUSEA | 1938 novel that begins, "These notebooks were found among the papers of Antoine Roquentin. They are published without alteration" |
| ONBASS | Where Paul could be found when performing with The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| ANIMAL | Creature found when sheets are turned over (6) |
| FRISEE | Curly endive found when charge holds sir up (6) |
| ANNOYS | Needles found when lid removed from speaker systems |
| LOCUST | Pest never found when copper enters |
