| Afraid of operating mark bearing date |
RUNNING |
| Awful effort to comprehend Conservative measure (a bit leftish, say) |
OFFCENTRE |
| Battle-scarred troops not demobilised? |
WALKING |
| Cooking aids roughly weigh kgs on top of scales |
EGGWHISKS |
| Decorating it with pregnant bats |
PATTERNING |
| Dude dressed in satin, no lining, is Swift |
SUDDEN |
| Flightless bird's new roost in rocks |
NOTORNIS |
| Grass drugs ring member put inside |
ESPARTO |
| Hawk's game over |
FLOG |
| Hem of outfit removed by river's severity |
RIGOUR |
| Independent school's hi-tech store of music |
IPOD |
| Interval introducer, second one to step out |
SPACER |
| Lay to rest in loo youth wearing scarf and gloves? |
WINTERCLAD |
| Like a beauty queen on a float, relishing her advantageous position |
SITTING |
| Like holding aged circular saws |
ADAGES |