| Not being a novice, is not running in the race |
NONSTARTER |
| Nurse is out to ensnare doctor in the book |
NUMBERS |
| Person wandering round inside who's nosy |
SNOOPER |
| Position in which there's a little rain cloud |
STRATUS |
| Request we turn sideways |
ASKEW |
| Said no horses can do it |
NEIGH |
| Saw from France word had got to |
MOTTO |
| The craftily potted one dropped in - sneaked in |
TIPTOED |
| The poor food in pubs |
BEGGARS |
| There's nothing in the news upsetting to a soldier |
TROOPER |
| Too much foam: a drawback |
SURFEIT |
| Took on staff, being busy |
ENGAGED |
| Totally topped and tailed finally |
INALL |
| Unfortunate bumbling pal is caught by: she's escaped |
HAPLESS |
| Very cold with the so-and-so |
PERISHING |
| Void that lacking a book creates |
ANNUL |