| RETAILER | Shopkeeper about to make clothes, according to hearsay (8) |
| TOBACCONIST | Shopkeeper about to cut meat is feeding youngster (11) |
| PRESSING | Urgent work to make clothes look better? (8) |
| GARMENTS | Ten grams shuffled to make clothes (8) |
| TEAKWOOD | Every other tieback would, according to hearsay, be used to make ships (4,4) |
| TRIREMES | According to hearsay, "Endeavour" and many old ships (8) |
| NITRITES | Salts will provide services after dark, according to hearsay (8) |
| RORAHEAD | According to hearsay, accelerate away into the lead to point by the Old Man of Hoy (4,4) |
| BLOUSONS | According to hearsay, spent recklessly on boys' jackets |
| KNIT | Use needles to make clothes (4) |
| WOOL | We get it from sheep to make clothes |
| RUNUP | Bowler's approach to make clothes hastily |
| LINEN | Some poplin, enough to make clothes and sheets |
| PANTS | Pressure on workers to make clothes (5) |
| TAKEUP | Accept it's the way to make clothes fit better |
| LETOUT | Reveal how to make clothes fit an expanding waistline (6) |
| FABRIC | Material used, for example, to make clothes |
| ROOK | According to hearsay, bored corner figure can take to the air (4) |
| UNCORROBORATED | Proper border control left off getting upset about Australian, according to hearsay (14) |
| SYNCHRO | All at once go underwater to use oars, according to hearsay (7) |
