| WATERINGCAN | When the hose can't reach use this (8,3) |
| FORGETMENOT | What it thought when the gardener missed it with the hose? (6-2-3) |
| MARKINGFOIL | It's used for filling in the hole in the hose (7,4) |
| ACE | The opponent can't reach this tennis serve (3) |
| HIGHERUP | The reason you can't reach the ripe, Hugh, perhaps (6,2) |
| ANTHEA | This flowery girl can't reach a thrown-up mound (6) |
| LUNARECLIPSE | Phenomenon when sunlight can't reach our satellite (5,7) |
| CONSENSUS | One person alone can't reach it |
| EMU | Six-foot creature that can't reach much higher |
| WALLEDINBOOKS | Store where readers can't reach anything? |
| HUNG | Like a jury that can't reach a decision |
| CATCHMENTAREA | Team can't reach (anag) a school neighbourhood (9,4) |
| UNATTAINABLE | Can't reach inside? It's impossible (12) |
| SPLASHED | Turned the hose on the pals out in the outhouse? (8) |
| LADDER | The fireman may use it, but it will ruin the hose! (6) |
| SOURGRAPES | How you might disparage something you can't reach - like Aesop's fox (4,6) |
| ITCHPOSITIONS | Nose, bottom of your foot, that spot you can't reach on your back, e. g.? |
| THERISKISTOOHIGH | "We can't play that game - I can't reach it on our shelf!" |
| ABOVEMYPAYGRADE | Pagoda may be very high, at a level I can't reach? (5,2,3,5) |
| RECOILINHORROR | Freak out about getting the hose wound up just right this time? |