| PALEST | This sort of staple is used as it's the least colourful |
| PLASTER | Sort of staple requirement principally for dressing? (7) |
| PRICELIST | The producer says he has to hand it to the consumer, as it's the cost of getting Liszt on the radio (5,4) |
| FLAGSHIP | Jolly Roger moves pirates on the high seas, as it's the most important of its kind (8) |
| PALESTRINA | Least colourful band briefly introduces a musician of old (10) |
| PALIMPSEST | The writer's postscript in least colourful manuscript (10) |
| LEAST | Is allowed to get around as it's the smallest (5) |
| ATTRIBUTE | You can consider it, as it's the vehicle belonging to the brat pack (9) |
| TREND | As it's the general tendency to do so, Ted has joined the navy (5) |
| ACADEMICYEAR | Lecturer has this noted on calendar as it's the college's busiest time |
| INBRED | It's natural as part of staple food, we're told |
| TABLESALT | Capsule containing the odd bit of staple condiment (9) |
| BREADTH | Range of staple food heading for this hotel |
| EPISTOLARY | Place bottom of staple gun on a line of letters |
| UNWRITTENLAW | Organisation summons more than nine from the bar as it's the custom and everyone agrees with it (9,3 |
| TURNINGCIRCLE | It's the least a car can do, going the rounds (7,6) |
| EASIEST | Rearrange the seats - i.e., it's the least complicated (7) |
| STATUTE | We must construct a statue bearing Tom's head as it's the law (7) |
| APRICOT | Fruit and a lot of staple food put in container (7) |
| BREADCRUMBS | Drums with brace bring first strange little pieces of staple food |
