| MADEHASTE | Hurried up the friend as he'd gone in to dress (4,5) |
| MANDATE | Order the friend, as well, inside (7) |
| NARRATING | Hurried up, the sailor is telling a story (9) |
| MINI | Lead-in to dress |
| NARTHEX | Hurried up the unknown part of church (7) |
| MEHITABEL | The cat in her ninth life, the friend of Archy, the philosophical cockroach, in the US classic by Don Marquis (9) |
| NATURALLY | Turn up without a friend as normal (9) |
| EXPERTISE | Special knowledge and time one invested in old friend, as such (9) |
| SHAKEDOWN | Makeshift bed, as he'd know, needs making up |
| LASHEDOUT | As he'd entered, the lout attacked (6,3) |
| GREATDANE | Breed of dog cared for in the upcoming movie "The Friend" |
| AUNTSALLY | Workers keeping united with friend as target of abuse (4,5) |
| CLASSMATE | Form friend as male cast's spell (9) |
| GENERALLY | Male maybe leaving diamonds with friend, as a rule (9) |
| NAMEDROPS | Casually mentions famous friends as PR men do, impromptu |
| SHOE | The lady love has gone in to get something to wear (4) |
| BRIDGE | The game bird flew to the hedge when he'd gone (6) |
| MATE | Friend, as in the centre of the first part of the name of this magazine! (4) |
| LIVEAID | I have gone in to phone up fundraiser (4, 3) |
| ROWED | Fought for the gun we had gone in to get (5) |
