| ATTENUATE | Start off fat, then lose husband? You brew tea and become thin (9) |
| BRAISING | Cooking (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering (8) |
| ITCHED | Irritated, being married, to lose husband (6) |
| DOTING | Adoring party. Object - lose husband |
| EDGE | Security guard loses husband advantage (4) |
| SHORTENING | Cutting off fat |
| HIBERNATE | Burn off fat, perhaps |
| GURNARD | Pull a face cutting head off fat fish |
| GOBANANAS | Be given fruit, then lose it (2,7) |
| FLIPONESLID | Toss up one's hat, then lose it |
| SWITCHOFF | Send first charmer away then lose interest (6,3) |
| ABLY | With skill, you can take odd bits off fat belly (4) |
| LETFLY | Have permit to go by plane, then lose it! (3,3) |
| GOBALLISTIC | Trap the lot with one's sudden movement - then lose it |
| FESTERING | Going off a heartless foe who finds the pound, then loses a pound (9) |
| SEESRED | Spots wine, then loses it (4,3) |
| THEORISER | One speculates then loses backing, with increase in gold |
| FOCAL | Stroke out so lose track of point (5) |
| LOSTOUT | Look fat, so was unsuccessful (4,3) |
| TALLOW | Fat, so pull everything in (6) |
