| Clues | Answers |
| ‘Kim’ author | KIPLING |
| African country | EGYPT |
| American fool | DWEEB |
| Archaic possessive | THY |
| Bias towards the young | AGEISM |
| Coward, Gallagher or Edmonds | NOEL |
| Endanger | IMPERIL |
| Fool | MUPPET |
| Footballer’s error | OWNGOAL |
| Funeral bell | KNELL |
| Hire | EMPLOY |
| Instalment in a series | EPISODE |
| Lift up | RAISE |
| Lustre | SHEEN |
| New business | STARTUP |
| Regime (anag.) | EMIGRE |
| Senior figure | DOYEN |
| Shakespearean king | LEAR |
| Skill | ART |
| Slang term for money | LOLLY |
| Slang term for the head | BONCE |
| Strangle | GAROTTE |
| Suggest | IMPLY |
| Sybil’s other half | BASIL |
| The study of space | ASTROPHYSICS |
| Untidy | MESSY |
| Very loud | EARSPLITTING |
| Walk unhurriedly | AMBLE |
