| GUYROPE | One used by those wishing to secure temporary accommodation? (3,4) |
| TENTPEG | One used by those securing temporary accommodation (4,3) |
| INSURERS | They"re used by those wishing to take cover (8) |
| INSURER | Used by those wishing to take cover (7) |
| OPTICIAN | One consulted by those wishing to improve their looks (8) |
| RIOT | Legislation dating from 1714, often read by those wishing to impose order (4,3) |
| HIGHER | It's more expensive to secure temporary use, one hears (6) |
| TENTPEGS | They secure temporary accommodation (4-4) |
| RAINGOD | Deity favoured by those wishing grain gathered on demand (4,3) |
| SPACESUITS | Speed comes from outfit in boat - the type of gear for those wishing to get close to the stars (10) |
| VEILING | It is material for those wishing to hide their face (7) |
| TRANSFERLIST | With South annexed, first learnt about those wishing to change sides? (8,4) |
| REHAB | Are habits too much in program for those wishing to break them? (5) |
| STILETTOHEELS | For those wishing to walk tall? (8,5) |
| ESL | Subj. for those wishing to be bilingual |
| STEEPLECHASE | It's pricey for the French court in the long run for those wishing to take a gamble (12) |
| ANTIOCHES | King who sets a riddle for those wishing to marry his daughter in Shakespeare's play Pericles, Prince of Tyre (9) |
| COLONIALIST | One wanting to settle punctuation mark, one used by an index |
| LOCK | Secure temporary container for lighter, say |
| RANGEFINDER | One used by gunner or forest official to tackle dreadful fiend (5-6) |
