| Agree to fix being very thin |
MATCHSTICK |
| Appear less civilised in puzzle |
BEWILDER |
| Bad-tempered person in vote plot |
CROSSPATCH |
| Debonair, making a gentle change |
ELEGANT |
| Do away with corrupt cruel woman |
SHEDEVIL |
| Dress up showing swagger |
BRAG |
| Empire sacked queen as head of government |
PREMIER |
| French short story with surprise ending entering competition |
CONTESTING |
| Group of soldiers abandon traitors |
DESERTRATS |
| Hearties regularly are unable to stand |
HATE |
| Mass with everyone in shopping complex |
MALL |
| Nail poet that's twisted inside |
BRAD |
| Needing refreshment when sun comes out, making a couple of points over love? |
THIRTY |
| Old gardener has hour in tall building |
THROWER |