| GOOUTOFONESWAY | Date with old female I persuade to make a special effort |
| NANKING | Chinese city with old female ruler? |
| MEACULPA | I'm sorry copper interrupting restaurant date with old man |
| COMMANDO | Butterfly has no date with old soldier |
| ONANDOFF | Working with old females sometimes (2,3,3) |
| PURGES | Quietly persuades to make drastic eliminations (6) |
| ADDUCO | I lead up to... I persuade |
| HEIR | I persuade her to take on successor (4) |
| IMPROVE | I persuade marketing boards to get better (7) |
| EXTRA | Run another four and a half times around the track after a marathon to make a special effort (2,3,5,4) |
| GOTHE | Run another four and a half times around the track after a marathon to make a special effort (2,3,5,4) |
| MILE | Run another four and a half times around the track after a marathon to make a special effort (2,3,5,4) |
| GOTHEEXTRAMILE | Extol e.g. a hermit in trouble getting to make a special effort (2,3,5,4) |
| GOOUTOFTHEWAY | Make a special effort to make a detour (2,3,2,3,3) |
| BENDOVERBACKWARDS | Make a special effort as man going to Kent town to support those in custody |
| TRYHARDTOPLEASESOMEONE | Make a special effort |
| TAKESPAINS | Makes a special effort |
| CASTLE | Players join the French to make a special move (6) |
| ATASTRETCH | Phrase which means 'with some difficulty, by making a special effort' (2,1,7) |
| TOOKPAINS | Made a special effort (4,5) |
