| HIAWATHA | More lofty by the sound of it, what a shocking poem by 21 (8) |
| WHIT | By the sound of it, what a comedian shows a small amount (4) |
| GASP | [What a shocking thing to say!] |
| FETE | By the sound of it, what will be will be for gala (4) |
| LONGNOSE | So, it's a proboscis, plainly and in the face of it, what an elephant's got. (4,4) |
| SEALEVEL | Death Valley is below it; Lake Tahoe is above it. What? (3,5) |
| BUZZWORD | Jargon, is it what bee would say? (8) |
| WITHTHAT | As a result changed it - What th'? (4,4) |
| CARDGAME | One of the Jacks played in Croke Park by 21 (4,4) |
| SEAPERCH | Ocean swimmer's physical education assimilated by 21? (3,5) |
| CONUNDRUM | The sister joins the Commanding Officer and then beats it - what a puzzle! (9) |
| PASSWORD | Send message, one maybe stolen by 21 |
| TAIL | He's never going to get it: What a dog chases that keeps him going in circles |
| SHERRYSACK | Falstaff has a long speech at the end of 4.2, where he talks about something that has a twofold operation in it. What is he referring to? |
| SPADE | Digs up a single ace? Call it what it is! (5) |
| RACKET | Is it what creates all the noise at the tennis match? (6) |
| HIYA | Casual greeting, more lofty on the telephone? (4) |
| LORE | Isn't it what you'd call little stories of little people for little people? (5,4) |
| FAIRY | Isn't it what you'd call little stories of little people for little people? (5,4) |
| ADOT | Given the lower case, isn't it what I would require? Spot on! (1,3) |