| Clues | Answers |
| Desk twice ransacked __ this could not be worse | WICKEDEST |
| America detaining university lecturer __ that’s reportedly in order | THEUSUAL |
| Amuse daughter going round water feature in capital | TREVI |
| Be behind redhead in shadow | TRAIL |
| Break with former court favourite? Boycott’s no good! | TIMEOFF |
| Cause of suffering __ not having a second bottle! | SCOURGE |
| Chances of US mum fighting to keep husband largely the same | MUCHOFAMUCHNESS |
| Decorating trouble __ call to engage handyman in the end | ADORNING |
| Exploits at work finally impress weaklings | MILKSOPS |
| Fish round lake doing nothing | IDLE |
| Foreign article is clear-sighted | REALISTIC |
| Heavy metal backing musician covering Iron Maiden’s originals | OSMIUM |
| Here, time’s up! | CLOCKTOWER |
| Hill on track heading west __ I start to climb moving on | NOMADIC |
| Inflexible __ read nothing but rubbish | OBDURATE |
| Lack of variety cycling __ correct? Let me think! | TEDIUM |
| Make a mistake feeding rustic poet | HERRICK |
| Meet round side and do a runner | FLIT |
| Not still angry? | HOPPINGMAD |
| One hour’s spent describing Meg’s backside __ cheeky! | ROGUISH |
| Pets whose traditional enemies doubled at first | Moggies |
| Rents show no restraint | LETRIP |
| Sailor isn’t entertaining creature of the night | LORIS |
| Same agent changed what player’s called | STAGENAME |
| Son and his mates playing in drives | SPURS |
| Stress over work? Quite the opposite | UNDERLINE |
| The wife and a ‘friend’ messed around inside, so it’s not 17 down | WITHADIFFERENCE |
| Will being violent once here wound? Very upset on the surface | OSCARS |
