| 1 | | Fire people in competition (4,4) |
| 2 | | Material for study I'm making (5) |
| 4 | | Nothing round trap for bird (6) |
| 5 | | What gives me right to it! (5) |
| 6 | | In a river or a rushing stream (7) |
| 7 | | Only part of a shoe (4) |
| 8 | | Famous scientist adding weight to
novel (6) |
| 13 | | Move off and fail to win on
opponents' ground (4,4) |
| 15 | | Dog seen in shower (7) |
| 17 | | Pudding with a drop of rum in
elaborate feast (6) |
| 18 | | To threaten people takes an expert (6) |
| 20 | | Train once a boat (5) |
| 22 | | Comparatively uncommon age for
retirement in Rolls-Royce (5) |
| 23 | | Snakes like empty pots (4) |
