| LUSHVSMORPHINE | "Band B wins, since Band A only has a tolerance for booze" |
| CAKEVSPAVEMENT | "Drop Band A on Band B? Band B wins, no contest" |
| AGEGROUP | Seems like a number of years since band included those in their seventies (3,5) |
| FILTERVSGARBAGE | "You'd think Band A would hold up, but it's flimsy. Band B wins" |
| BELLYVSFISHBONE | "Band B wins, because it's pointy and doesn't digest well" |
| NOBEL | Prize guy only has a knocker, we hear (5) |
| FRIAR | Good man, but he only has a warm heart on one day (5) |
| TEMP | One only has a short term in office (4) |
| LONGSHOT | An attempt at something that only has a remote chance of success (4,4) |
| RADIO | Trapped in Barra, Di only has a DAB device (5) |
| SNAP | An audible bite; a sudden release or breakage of an elastic band; a cold spell; a ginger nut; dialect for a packed lunch; or, a disappearing photo or video sent on a popular chat app (4) |
| HALO | Harold only has a saintly sign (4) |
| STAND | A platform for a band; a frame for supporting sheet music; or, a booth selling street food (5) |
| LENOLIMIT | Maximum tolerance for a stand-up comic's jokes? |
| UNIPOLAR | Relating to a only a single extremity |
| PAIN | Some have a high tolerance for it |
| ELASTIC | ____ band, a narrow strip of rubber formed into a loop for holding objects together (7) |
| LUSTRUM | Craving for booze after half a decade (7) |
| ENABLER | One who helps penpal buy elsewhere - only looking in prime locations (7) |
| JUSTDESERTS | What's coming to one - only worthless land (4,7) |
