| PAPERTIGER | Cheeky one taken in by caller -- a person who's not a real threat (5,5) |
| BEEN | Has- _, a person who is no longer popular, successful, etc (4) |
| RESEARCHFELLOW | Academic has few callers ___ hero working (8,6) |
| TEEN | Person who's not a girl, not yet a woman, perhaps |
| LIAR | Person who's not a truth-teller |
| MOCKTURTLE | Not a real reptile used for a starter (4,6) |
| PALLBEARER | Not the only one to hold up a person who's late (4-6) |
| PAPERTRAIL | Office assistant cheeky, one deceptive about written documentation |
| DUNDERHEAD | Father holding down the male person who's not that clever (10) |
| GOOSEBERRY | That's the third person who's not wanted fruit |
| WALLFLOWER | Person who's not mingling with other guests |
| DRAMAQUEEN | Short piece about a person who's overly emotional (5,5) |
| PACESETTER | A person who's followed could be quiet and expert compiler of crosswords (10) |
| GONER | A person protected by king is a person who's doomed (5) |
| KEBAB | Breakable, but not a real problem for a meat dish (5) |
| FANTASYFOOTBALL | Played by all fat fans too! It is not a real competition! (7,8) |
| IMPUDENT | Mined and put out by some cheeky one (8) |
| DEADLINE | Due date that's not welcomed by caller? |
| EXPERTISE | Mastery of European, cheeky one, in kinky sex |
| TALL | "Feet" are what we use to walk around (and also to describe how ___ a person is) |
