| DOLLARSIGN | Old girl's an unexpectedly key associate of 4 (6,4) |
| EPISTOLIC | Key associate of Falstaff in charge of letter-writing |
| DISALLOW | Girl's an unhealthy colour in bar |
| UTERI | Organs for girls an absolute rip-off? Not entirely |
| BRAINSTORM | Rabin, an unexpectedly brilliant idea (10) |
| DIAGNOSTIC | Girl, an unbeliever, is characteristic |
| FANNYADAMS | Murdered and dismembered in 1867, which eight-year-old girl's name is in the Oxford English Dictionary? (5,5) |
| DARKHORSE | Brunette with husky, say ? an unexpectedly successful person (4,5) |
| MANXCAT | Feline coming to an unexpectedly abrupt end (4,3) |
| TAIL | Sting in the ___, phrase meaning 'an unexpectedly unpleasant end' (4) |
| CITEDBEYONDBELIEF | Status of an unexpectedly viral research study? |
| MAECENAS | Rich patron's an unexpectedly mean case |
| EYEOPENER | Informal term for an unexpectedly enlightening fact or experience (3-6) |
| CONCH | Sea-shell whose plural can be spelt with an unexpectedly missing "e" |
| GENEROUS | Like an unexpectedly large gift |
| PLACEBO | What could have an unexpectedly beneficial effect? (7) |
| GRIMACED | Reacted to an unexpectedly spicy shishito pepper, say |
| OVERACHIEVE | Old girls full of vital energy perform surprisingly well |
| OILRIGS | Old girls worried about independent fuel sources (3,4) |
| MENANDWOMEN | Old boys and old girls perhaps (3,3,5) |
