| Many a bore is barren |
MEAGRE |
| Mint for a girl and two boys |
PENNYROYAL |
| One in ruff, hard to overcome |
TRIUMPH |
| Other than a lion — perhaps something less concrete |
NOTIONAL |
| Pagan god carried by carthorse? |
THOR |
| Pudding might do as a starter, we're told |
SAGO |
| Reading a publication from the gutter? |
DRAINAGE |
| Sin for which diplomat has nothing to lose |
ENVY |
| Take a chair after six or one may not stay |
VISITOR |
| Those with a twitch as a leitmotif? |
THEMATIC |
| Union leader gets kudos for solving a puzzle |
SUDOKU |
| Unknown party leader fell in like a fork in the road |
YSHAPED |
| Who classically breaks a horse but a noble French lady? |
MARQUISE |
| … failing in duty beyond love |
OMISSION |