| LYDE | Buckinghamshire river, tributary of the Thame - a bit smelly, dead! (4) |
| ISIS | Alternative name for the River Thames used from its source in the Cotswolds until it is joined by the Thame at Dorchester (4) |
| ADDA | River, tributary of the Po (4) |
| IDEA | There's a thought, briefly put: God of DIY dead! (4,4) |
| GOOD | There's a thought, briefly put: God of DIY dead! (4,4) |
| ETTU | Beginning of the line that precedes "Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!" |
| OSAGE | ___ River, tributary of the Missouri River in the US that flows into the Lake of the Ozarks reservoi |
| DEFT | It's handy when your foot's half dead! (4) |
| ZOO | A ___ is a fun place to visit an elephant (but it can be a bit smelly on a hot, summer day) |
| DONG | Syllable preceding "The witch is dead!" |
| CERT | Sure thing (that could be dead!) (4) |
| DODO | Exceed prescription twice over, making one very dead! |
| FETID | Iron and titanium to a degree can be a bit smelly (5) |
| CAMPHOR | Temporary quarters right behind the house, a bit smelly |
| RAID | Spray that "Kills bugs dead!" |
| BANG | Word repeated before "You're dead!" |
| AMSO | "I ___ dead!" |
| LMAO | Texter's "I'm dead!" |
| PLATTE | ___ River, tributary of the Missouri in Nebraska, US, upon which Lexington and Fremont stand (6) |
| SHEAF | Sheffield's underground river, tributary of the Don (* H. safe) (5) |
