| IMITATIONS | "He must be taught, and trained, and bid go forth: A barren-spirited fellow; one that feeds On objec |
| INSECTIVORE | One that feeds on bugs |
| INFORM | Where children may be taught and put in the picture (6) |
| EDUCATED | Well-taught and trained (8) |
| TUTORED | To read article out in French you first must be taught (7) |
| INSTRUCTUS | Like the lad who's been taught and is prepared |
| SPREAD | Difference between asking price and bid |
| LAYBY | Pull in here, set down and bid farewell (3,2) |
| SHINY | Like distracting objec--hey, what's that? |
| CAVIL | Raise trivial objec ons |
| CHURL | Rude and mean-spirited fellow (5) |
| FEISTY | Spirited fellow, that is, returning pen (6) |
| FRISKY | High-spirited fellow likely to cause mishap |
| DOMESTICANIMALS | Maybe dogs come and sit when trained and one with many tricks rolled over (8,7) |
| STEEPLEJACKS | People who are trained and skilled in the construction and repair of tall towers, spires and chimneys (12) |
| CADRE | A small group of people who have been specially chosen, trained, and organised for a particular purpose (5) |
| BALLET | Form of classical dance taught and performed at the Royal Academy of Dance or a Silver Swans class (6) |
| BRAINTEASER | Developing a barren site may be a tricky problem |
| ANSWERS | French philosopher Voltaire observed, "He must be very ignorant for he ... every question he is aske |
| DESERT | Word, from "abandoned place, lay waste", for an act of forsaking; a barren arid land; or, a flock of lapwings (6) |
