| PLAYINGFIELD | Does it ensure Jack won't be a dull boy on the farm? (7,5) |
| SADDO | So Dad turned out to be a dull sort! (5) |
| UNEQUALLED | Could be a dull queen but is matchless (10) |
| ORE | Be a dull rock |
| SAFETYBELT | Does it ensure the driver won't be caught with his pants down? (6-4) |
| ALLWORKANDNOPLAY | It makes Jack a dull boy (3,4,3,2,4) |
| FANLIGHT | Does it ensure that a room is cool and bright? (8) |
| COEDUCATION | Does it ensure teachers get a mixed reception? (11) |
| EVENINGMEAL | Does it ensure one gets a balanced diet? (7,4) |
| ALLWORK | This, and no play, make Jack a dull boy |
| ANDNO | "All work ___ __ play makes Jack a dull boy". (3,2) |
| PLAY | All work and no___ makes Jack a dull boy |
| WORK | All ___ and no play makes Jack a dull boy |
| MATRON | A mother with a dull boy (6) |
| PLACEBO | It won't be a cure for the site with a smell (7) |
| DALMATIAN | One's spotted boy standing on head (dull boy) |
| ANSWER | "Daisy, Daisy, give me your ..., do; I'm half crazy, oh for the love of you; It won't be a stylish marriage; I can't afford a carriage" |
| STYLISHMARRIAGE | "Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do; I'm half crazy, oh for the love of you; It won't be a ...; I can't afford a carriage" (7,8) |
| FAILSAFE | It ensures a return to a safety when something goes wrong with a mechanism (4-4) |
| MCCLOUD | "... and the next second there won't be a ___ in the sky" |