| LESSENING | Reducing lesson, or so we hear, on gin cocktail |
| OAR | Paddle, or so we hear |
| SATIATE | Say, she ate (or so we hear) to fill up beyond capacity (7) |
| RELIEVE | Provide comfort to the real Eve, or so we hear (7) |
| ROASTED | Baked in rows, Ted (or so we hear) (7) |
| TREATED | Give medical care to tree, Ted, or so we hear (7) |
| ALIGN | Make a line, or so we hear? (5) |
| SORGHUM | Grain is cause of sore gum, or so we hear (7) |
| SCHEMER | Plotter has ski, Ma, or so we hear (7) |
| AERATE | Put bubbles in what heir ate, or so we hear (6) |
| UNITE | Join up with you, Knight, or so we hear (5) |
| EXCEEDS | Surpasses the quality of eggs, seeds, or so we hear (7) |
| PEDDLE | Sell pedal, or so we hear (6) |
| ODYSSEY | Epic Greek poem about an odder sea, or so we hear (7) |
| TREASON | Treacherous betrayal of trees, son, or so we hear (7) |
| CHICANING | Sophisticated article on gin cocktail leads to old form of cheating (9) |
| TAXING | Demanding levy be placed on gin cocktail (6) |
| EBBING | Declining to initial it as Mrs Browning on gin cocktail (6) |
| HINGE | Much may turn on gin cocktail the man swallows (5) |
| GRIPING | Keep tight hold on gin cocktail while complaining (7) |
