| MARGINS | They verge on giving mother wry grins (7) |
| MAID | Female servant giving mother identification (4) |
| NATIVEAMERICAN | Original inhabitant giving mother endless coffee (6,8) |
| PROPHET | The -; 1923 book by Kahlil Gibran with chapters including On Love, On Marriage, On Giving, On Childr |
| TRAITOR | Quality officer verges on snake in the grass (7) |
| CENTRED | Concentrated on giving money to Communist (7) |
| IGNORED | Overlooked bidder on giving piece back (7) |
| HAIRPIN | Is bent on giving a hotheaded eccentric pair short measure (7) |
| NAUGHTY | Badly behaved, on giving any trouble, the thug is thrown inside (7) |
| THEWIND | Dirty Harry initially lies: Clint Eastwood to verge on dishonesty (4,5,2,3,4) |
| CABINET | Senior ministers taking taxi home verges on extravagant |
| SQUIFFY | Drunken bit of hair cutting verges on savagery |
| LAYINTO | Amateur keen on giving abuse (3,4) |
| RECLUSE | On giving up love and gold, French police inspector is ascetic |
| MARGIN | Give mother a wry grin on the side (6) |
| EGO | On and off, verge on selfishness (3) |
| EILEEN | "You in that dress / My thoughts I confess / Verge on dirty / Ah, come on, ____" (Dexy's Midnight Runners) |
| LURING | Tempting one to start lunch with a wry grin (6) |
| DREDGE | Dig up verge on the other side of the drive (6) |
| SIDEREAL | Verge on material of the stars (8) |
