| PAININTHENECK | Whiplash, for instance, can be such a nuisance (4,2,3,4) |
| PLAYTHEVILLAIN | Be Snidely Whiplash, for example |
| FIEND | Snidley Whiplash, for example |
| BEG | A bighead, for instance, can be a mendicant |
| KITES | Flying frames that can be toys or, in Afghanistan for instance, can be pitted against each other in |
| READ | A good book, for instance, can be dear (4) |
| SUIT | Diamonds, for instance, can be worn (4) |
| BYTHEDOZEN | The way Montreal-style bagels, for instance, can be ordered: 3 wds. |
| MEN | Even a queen can be such a piece (3) |
| DRAG | Cross-dressing can be such a bore! |
| LECTURER | Don can be such a didactic fellow |
| APHIS | His pa can be such a pest in the garden! (5) |
| KEY | An opener can be such a man (3) |
| AVOIRDUPOIS | French can be such a weighty problem |
| REPROBATE | I repeat! Rob can be such a unprincipled fellow (9) |
| RAPTURE | Pure art can be such a delight! (7) |
| TIGER | Lily's sort can be such a beast! (5) |
| WINGSPAN | Measure of how much a hobby, for instance, can spread (8) |
| WHATAFAG | Such a nuisance writing an advertising slogan for a cigarette! (4,1,3) |
| HORMONE | Insulin, for instance, can transform moron he once was (7) |
