| STREAKED | Made claim about ore not initially in veins? (8) |
| DISUSED | Detective made claim about son being abandoned (7) |
| HEPTAGON | Fellow training in the past, not initially in shape |
| MAINTAINED | Made claim that was upheld (10) |
| LODESTONE | Charge we hear with rock an ore not without attraction |
| FEE | Cost of iron ore, not gold (3) |
| PRETENDED | Previously minded made claim? (9) |
| TIEONTHEDOOR | Opportunity to hide ore, not refined (3,2,3,4) |
| TOEINTHEDOOR | Opportunity to hide ore, not refined (3,2,3,4) |
| AEROSPACE | Quickly gathering ore's not exactly rocket science! |
| IRAN | Paramilitaries not initially in the Middle East (4) |
| ATLANTIS | Place not initially in Atlas it turned out (8) |
| RANGE | Stove not initially in fashion |
| CURSER | Fund not initially in credit, I swear |
| URALS | Art on walls not initially in range |
| INNING | Being victorious but not initially in baseball division (6) |
| TATTERED | Artist ultimately carried weight, though not initially in poor condition |
| RUSH | Encounter not initially in a hurry (4) |
| PRINCE | Royal person not initially in charge (6) |
| AMBLE | Wander, but not initially, in leisurely walk (5) |
