| HONSHU | Part of Japan that's hard on footwear, so I hear (6) |
| PANAMA | Part of Japan, a magnificent country (6) |
| CHILLI | Hot ingredient in part of South America, so I hear (6) |
| BEATER | Car that's hard on the eyes but still runs |
| TEDIUM | Lack of interest shown in hymn, so I hear (6) |
| WEEKLY | It may appear on Mondays without conviction, so I hear (6) |
| PRAISE | Compliment what priest does on his knees, so I hear (6) |
| GROCER | Food retailer who's more boorish, so I hear (6) |
| ODIOUS | So, I hear you went to Weston last weekend and found it terribly unpleasant? (6) |
| SENSOR | It detects cut, so I hear (6) |
| PEDLAR | Dealer's one who travels by bike, so I hear (6) |
| CEREAL | Early food appearing in instalments, so I hear (6) |
| MILLET | Cereal and what factories do with it, so I hear (6) |
| ASSERT | Advocate a favourite to win, so I hear (6) |
| BROGUE | The accent is on footwear (6) |
| FUJI | A lot of amusement and a lot of dance in part of Japan (4) |
| OKINAWA | In part of Japan, old family on holiday short of yen (7) |
| PANORAMA | Wide view of part of Japan or Amazon (8) |
| PREFECTURE | Consider overlooking lake in uncontaminated part of Japan? (10) |
| MOUSSAKA | Dish ultimately from America found in part of Japan |
