| 1 | Reconcile with youngster running around at church (5,2) |
| 2 | One who regrets keeping large measuring stick (5) |
| 3 | Book's conclusion darker, having more twists (7) |
| 4 | Those who study bugs' motion got less confused (13) |
| 6 | Low-rated senator upset (3-4) |
| 7 | Backing Brown University comeback, of course (9) |
| 8 | Mr. Cobb gets badly riled, in the same old way (7) |
| 11 | Check out tailless fish swallowing speck of dust with hand-held device (6,7) |
| 15 | Orchestra playing for farm animal (4,5) |
| 17 | Signs of rank strangely persist (7) |
| 18 | Drunk Kennedy concealing skin condition (7) |
| 19 | Nice gal unusually well-behaved (7) |
| 20 | Two daughters involved in sales of riding equipment (7) |
| 23 | Upon reflection, move a houseplant, one requiring lots of liquid? (5) |
