| SCYLLA | Cilla, we're told, is dangerous to sailors (6) |
| NOGOAREA | Place which is dangerous to enter (2-2,4) |
| VENOUS | Goddess, we're told, is like a carrier of blood (6) |
| GREENE | Eco, we're told, is a 20th-century novelist |
| LETHAL | "If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It is ___": Paul Coelho (6) |
| POISON | Another man's meat is dangerous stuff (6) |
| UNSAFE | Defective fan use is dangerous (6) |
| TALE | What, we're told, is 2 what we're told (4) |
| AVAILING | A covering, we're told, is helping (8) |
| TRAVAIL | Painting over mask, we're told, is hard work |
| HEW | Hugh, we're told, is just a 'hack' |
| PROXIMATE | Stand-in spouse, we're told, is nearby (9) |
| CHEYENNE | The shy girl, we're told, is Indian (8) |
| BERLIOZ | Composer we're told is just about lightweight (7) |
| SELL | Confined space, we're told, is put on market |
| TOO | A couple, we're told, is more than you need (3) |
| FIN | Mickey, we're told, is a bit fishy (3) |
| TARE | Rush, we're told, is a weed |
| SARGENT | Bobby, we're told, is a portraitist (7) |
| DIRE | One creating stain, we're told, is dreadful (4) |
