| 'Sweet' clued badly by third of setters |
DULCET |
| A boy enthralled by my illness |
MALADY |
| A particular detachment of troops |
DETAIL |
| A plank on a yacht, maybe |
ABOARD |
| Adult favouring wearing long apron |
PINAFORE |
| Clouts buzzing insect |
LOCUST |
| Coming from Tallinn, perhaps caught short after Indian restaurant meal |
BALTIC |
| Completed novel, a mystery |
CLOSEDBOOK |
| Definitely in a bad way on express |
ILLSAY |
| English philosopher poorly following onset of mumps |
MILL |
| Female collecting round Oxford, perhaps |
SHOE |
| Gang leader in yarn, detective novel |
MOBYDICK |
| Ghost, one consumed by anger |
WRAITH |
| Having taken drugs, start field event |
HIGHJUMP |
