| GUARDIANS | "You rang" said Lurch, not ultimately happy, to Mr and Mrs Addams? (9) |
| SANGAREE | Warbled with a lurch, not finishing drink (8) |
| CANDLELIT | Tin left in food store not ultimately suited to a romantic dinner? (9) |
| TRANSONIC | New boy, one enrolled in course, not ultimately particularly quick |
| STOPPRESS | Late news does not ultimately cause distress (4,5) |
| ESTAMINET | Pit in grounds not ultimately a watering hole |
| RESURGENT | Reviving the others - not ultimately pressing |
| HOWWASYOURSTY | Query to Mr. and Mrs. Pig after an Aussie vacation? |
| NIECE | Elizabeth Bennet, to Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner |
| MISTERMS | Gives wrong name to Mr and Mrs Heartless |
| TISH | Mrs. Addams, to Mr. Addams |
| ANGULAR | You rang and the French appeared looking lean and bony (7) |
| LURCH | "You rang?" asked this lugubrious butler to TV's Gomez, Morticia and family |
| RUBYWEDDING | Polish ring, welcoming ultimately happy day, an occasion for celebration (4,7) |
| ICEPICK | Sharp tool not initially discriminating and not ultimately selective (3,4) |
| LORD | You rang M'_, sitcom of the 1980s and 90s with Su Pollard (4) |
| HELLO | What the devil said when you rang his phone number? (5) |
| THING | Slender drawing ultimately the hand of Addams? (5) |
| PLUCKY | In pursuit of cup, ultimately happy with bottle |
| CAREFREE | Like pedestrianised town centre that keeps people ultimately happy |
