| CATFISH | Why did Silly Sam buy his kitten a rod and reel? Because he wanted to see a ___ |
| EGGPLANT | Why did the foolish farmer spread fertilizer outside his chicken coop? Because he wanted to grow an ___ |
| NATIONALMALL | Place where Uncle Sam buys his red, white, and blue garb? |
| CATKIN | From the Dutch meaning "kitten", a word for a fluffy ament of a willow tree or an inflorescence such as a "lamb's-tail" of a hazel or a "devil's finger" of a black poplar (6) |
| CHIT | From Hindi for "note, pass", a short letter; a signed bill recording a sum owed for food, drinks etc; or, from "kitten", a child or an impudent girl (4) |
| MOPED | Sulked because he wanted a lowpowered motor cycle |
| DINOSAUR | Prehistoric flyer: Why did everybody stop and stare when the pterodactyl spread its wings? Because they couldn't wait to see a ___ |
| MOOVIE | Here's a dilly dairy riddle: Where did the two cows go on a date? To see a ___ |
| WORLD | 'To see a ___ in a grain of sand' (William Blake 'Auguries of Innocence') (5) |
| SHOPKEEPER | Sounds like he wants no-one to buy his goods (10) |
| SQUIRREL | With young known as kittens, a drey-dwelling animal with a red species native to Britain under threat by its American cousin (8) |
| CHEAPSKATE | Does he buy his girl-friend the worst seat at the ice show? (5,5) |
| BORROW | Don't buy his books! (6) |
| SOLIDLY | Reliably do silly manoeuvres |
| HAZE | Make new students do silly things |
| FISHINGTACKLE | Gridder with a rod and reel? |
| BARKINGFISHER | Rottweiler with a rod and reel? |
| FISHINGNET | Brooklyn hoopster using a rod and reel? |
| PAPERBACKWRITER | In his just published book, "The Lyrics," Paul McCartney offers details about 154 of his songs; early on he wanted to be a novelist, and for this hit imagined penning "a letter to the publishing compa |
| GILAMONSTER | Why did Godzilla seek out a doctor when he broke his leg? Because he needed someone who could ___ (2 wds) |
