| Clues | Answers |
| Addressed an unpleasant prospect previously avoided | BITTHE |
| Aider and abettor; add-on | ACCESSORY |
| Benefit; godsend | BOON |
| Big Mama Thornton R&B classic, hit for Elvis Presley in 1956 | HOUNDDOG |
| Birds of prey with yellow-tipped head feathers | GOLDEN |
| By certain but unspecified means | INSOMEWAY |
| Custodian; newspaper | GUARDIAN |
| Digital pointer? | FINGER |
| Equitable; blonde | FAIR |
| Food fish of which the most famous is known as ‘John’! | DORY |
| In moderation or justifiable bounds | WITHIN |
| Late lamb! (anag) | MEATBALL |
| Part of the Italian Alps | DOLOMITES |
| Roman Catholic friar wearing a black mantle | DOMINICAN |
| See 10 | EAGLES |
| See 2 | REASON |
| See 3 | BULLET |
| Stew slowly in a closed pan | BRAISE |
| Three consecutive scores, wickets, etc, by one player | HATTRICK |
| Zingy taste; Chinese dynasty | TANG |