| Appear depressed, but work through debilitating condition |
MOPE |
| Bad feeling, as I'm taken in by a mate |
ACRIMONY |
| Be fussy in dealing with infestation |
NITPICK |
| Cut of meat for shelf |
RACK |
| Drinking beer, work steadily but dimly |
PALELY |
| Edge past river; this one? |
RHONE |
| French boy using English measure |
EMILE |
| Hate speech perhaps gets Mike arrested by police with violence |
POLEMIC |
| Having toilet break, quietly kept in touch |
INTHELOOP |
| Hi there, Richard: Hamlet knew him |
YORICK |
| Idle autumn: nothing before onset of winter |
FALLOW |
| In a match, goalie who has grouse to nurse |
GAMEKEEPER |
| Initially ready to please, suffering setback |
RELAPSE |
| Interfere in award to be announced |
MEDDLE |
| Lengthen pamphlet after person making regular cuts |
PROTRACT |