| BUNKUM | Bed, with little hesitation, is rubbish! (6) |
| OPENER | Frank, with hesitation, is the first performer (6) |
| VENEER | Even hesitation is all show (6) |
| OFFING | Gift without hesitation is likely to occur in it (6) |
| MYFOOT | The writer's pay is rubbish! |
| TYPHUS | Turns up, a gent admits hesitation is linked to initial touch of spotted fever (6) |
| GUYLER | Chap left showing hesitation is Deryck, who played Norman Potter in Please Sir! (6) |
| GROOMER | Newly-wed with hesitation is one building relationship with youngster (7) |
| CHEROOTS | Champion in bed with small cigars |
| CORONET | Royal - one seen in bed with small crown (7) |
| TWADDLE | A model with an inelegant walk is rubbish! (7) |
| ATAPREMIUM | A primate mobilised with little sign of hesitation is in great demand (2,1,7) |
| BUNT | Overweight schoolboy without hesitation is hit with head |
| INFLUENCER | Scruffy Uncle Fin, with hesitation, is a trendsetter (10) |
| LINGERER | Heather with repeated hesitation is one who loiters (8) |
| CLUMSIEST | Most inept class, with hesitation, is backing establishment (9) |
| CUMAT | Ballet step with hesitation is performed in 'Cats'? (5) |
| QUANTUM | Over half quantity with hesitation is smallest quantity! (7) |
| NONSENSE | No nice way of saying this - the feeling is this is rubbish! (8) |
| TRIPE | Hear, hear! Exercise is rubbish! (5) |