| America's wholesale decline |
BAULK |
| As a rule, alimony's handled badly and lovelessly |
MAINLY |
| Banks, for instance, operate on the basis of a deception |
GOALIE |
| Blowing top in burning fury |
IRE |
| Calls doctor on the spot after tot's scratched |
PHONES |
| Church accepts favours to provide absolution |
CLEANSE |
| Crumbling as one ages |
AEONS |
| Curve in road about to get warning sign |
CAMBER |
| Dangerous allure of wailing German |
SIRENSONG |
| Disgusting smell, revolting sight |
OBSCENE |
| Fix Cartesian coordinates wrongly |
ASCERTAIN |
| For example, H. Mantel on Reformation? |
NONMETAL |
| Girl, left out, needs makeover |
REDESIGN |
| Guinea pig cages with limitless space |
CAVITY |
| Idiotic change of heart for woman giving evidence |
WITNESS |
| In disguise, the Fourth Man |
SETH |