| Being out of one's class in semis, beaten badly |
ABSENTEEISM |
| Being partly able to forgive his other half's errors? |
DEMIGOD |
| Brains shown by bachelor in strange career |
CEREBRA |
| Changed, e.g., dated rule? |
DEREGULATED |
| Crazy attack with bishop in centre |
RABID |
| Diet, perhaps, for start of day at school |
ASSEMBLY |
| Doctor filming disappearance of satellite |
MOONSET |
| Dominant leader in Athens, originally |
ALPHA |
| Educator who produced outstanding characters |
BRAILLE |
| From every other part of Africa, cram back into one of its capitals |
ACCRA |
| Hits I had taken, knocked over, black and blue |
DISMAL |
| Intelligence chief with one of his men before a battle |
MAGENTA |
| Maiden is lighter in unequal contest |
MISMATCH |
| Make impact with a lot of money up front for big contract |
GRANDSLAM |
| Male paid to attend a dance |
VALETA |