| Abuse from resourceful Conservative replacing knight |
INVECTIVE |
| Adroit Greek character, say — a racing official |
HANDICAPPER |
| Amateur poet secures title unexpectedly |
DILETTANTE |
| Argument with US general over minute parasite |
EELWORM |
| Back up youth leader restricting sick banter |
RAILLERY |
| Bland meal finally meeting with approval? Not so |
FLAVOURLESS |
| Break with one's usual coach, perhaps? |
BUSMANSHOLIDAY |
| Buries popular Scottish philosopher at end of pass |
INHUMES |
| Castle usher's introduction after a couple of drinks |
CHATEAU |
| Country objects a chap initially advertised around Morecambe |
AMERICANA |
| Dash to provide accommodation for this clock? |
SPEEDOMETER |
| Depart hurriedly, finding parasite in joint |
SKEDADDLE |
| Disciplinarian showing skill in this writer's time |
MARTINET |
| Drama involving English king and emperor |
NERO |
| Dutch portraitist framing a person's order on his own? |
LONESOMELY |
| Essayist's family identifying little creature on farm |
LAMBKIN |
| Face a hard task, labouring for the Excise? (4,4,4,3,3) |
HAVEONESWORKCUTOUT |
| Family member's procedures introducing new rites |
STEPSISTER |
| Filed regularly, they may provide security for the board |
NAILS |
| Flower arranging Eisenhower allowed at first around bar |
IKEBANA |
| Foolishly limit cable made of two substances |
BIMETALLIC |
| Give 50% support to stand-off, perhaps |
HALFBACK |
| Give crude form to sick fellow's utterance |
ROUGHHEW |
| Head off American horse, a famous mount |
OSSA |
| I'm bored, having only heard unexciting music for beginners |
HOHUM |
| In Intelligence, a practice that's sickening |
NAUSEOUS |
| In West we float casually around river |
WATERFOWL |
| In which Indian thus broadcast? |
HINDUSTANI |
| Joined up ends of eiderdown flattened out |
ENROLLED |
| Joke one ditched regarding QE2, perhaps |
LINER |