| PUERILE | Virgin Island you might say is silly |
| TONGA | Pacific island you might sail to (5) |
| HOTWATER | What comes from geezer, you might say, is trouble (3,5) |
| INBRED | One new loaf, you might say is natural |
| CHEESEPARING | Joining together Lancashire and Cheshire, you might say, is mean |
| PUFFADDER | Spin doctor, you might say, is poisonous (4,5) |
| STANDALONE | Spooner's rocky nation, you might say, is independent (5-5) |
| DECREASING | Ironing, you might say, is going down (10) |
| EYELET | Maybe ring about that small island, you say? (6) |
| VIROSE | Virgin Island flower is foul smelling (6) |
| STTHOMAS | Virgin Island on which Charlotte Amalie is located |
| USHANT | French island you ultimately aren't going to |
| IGNORAMUS | Bojo, as his critics might say, is terribly smug on air |
| BEIRUT | Coastal road (some might say) is capital (6) |
| IDEAL | What a casino employee might say is perfect? |
| MIC | One might say "Is this thing on?" into it |
| BERYL | Precious stone for girl Spooner might say is revolting? (5) |
| IMPASTO | What batsman off the mark might say is an art form |
| SETTER | Slormgorm, some might say, is kind of a dog |
| TORTOLA | A British Virgin Island |
