| Base watertight, might you say? |
UNHOLY |
| Beaten however badly, was ahead rounding first of markers |
OVERWHELMED |
| Card game for two — two characters by the sound of it! |
PIQUET |
| Competitor throwing club with effort |
SHOTPUTTER |
| Criminal exhausted with role, deciding initially to go straight |
HETEROSEXUAL |
| Departed, but yet to arrive? |
LATE |
| Drop supporting parts in duplicate |
REPRODUCE |
| Dry, needing help to absorb water in the end |
ARID |
| First of gatecrashers entering house, a pain come the morning? |
HANGOVER |
| French writer having first murdered man in lift, backing away |
RABELAIS |
| Fringes distanced from righteous politicians in places of worship |
ORATORIES |
| Having shaved head, relative is free |
UNTIE |
| Hot — hot off the press about right? |
TROPICAL |
| In film, look to keep record as a measure of progress |
MILEPOST |
