| A pretence backfiring for old storyteller |
AESOP |
| Almost all the ladies, say, turning up for author |
ELIOT |
| Canine tip |
POINTER |
| Capital that's untidy made smart |
AMSTERDAM |
| Crime in casinos ramped up |
ARSON |
| Cutting wood, a popular apprentice |
TRAINEE |
| Dark except when sierra is to the west |
SUNLESS |
| Darn freezing! |
PERISHING |
| Dear old lover deep in thought |
EXPENSIVE |
| Delighted first of prisoners let out |
PLEASED |
| Draw in a pamphlet, ringing middle of picture |
ATTRACT |
| Energy saved by the animal because of that |
THEREAT |
| Fast time, nothing hurt running uphill |
RAMADAN |
| Fish in crocodile, perhaps? |
SNAPPER |
| Food ending on bun, hundreds and thousands |
NOODLES |
| Issue touring in South Africa elevated for cricket team? |
AUSSIES |
