| ALLIN | & 11 Exhausted wife, away from work, grasps the essence of singleton sport (3-2,9) |
| SEEDOUBLE | Two options for gambler to make pair out of singleton? (3,6) |
| ALLINWRESTLING | Exhausted wife has to take it easy ___ Heather in a combative sport (3-2,9) |
| INNINGS | Turn wife away from prizes (7) |
| INCH | Pull wife away from edge (4) |
| TODATE | An objective of singletons, perhaps, until now (2,4) |
| WASHEDUP | Exhausted wife, a female joining party in NI (6-2) |
| TAICHIPOSITION | Play the Lute or Grasp the Sparrow's Tail, in martial arts |
| HIGHERLEARNING | 1995 John Singleton drama set at fictitious Columbus University (2 wds.) |
| ASTROPHYSICIST | Out to grasp the unknown, star's his topic (14) |
| TAKETHEBISCUIT | Grasp the cracker to produce a big surprise |
| GOOSEBERRYFOOL | Unwanted singleton holds nitwit to be sweet (10,4) |
| EVENTIDE | Affair with broad when wife's away in latter part of the day (8) |
| RESTYLE | Struggle when wife's away around end of day to make changes (7) |
| HAILS | Grasps the point of concealing the Italian addresses |
| UNDERSTANDS | Grasps the meaning of (11) |
| ORANGES | The sailor grasps the scope of citrus fruits (7) |
| GETSIT | Grasps the meaning of something, so keeps in touch (4,2) |
| BABBLE | Gurgling of infant almost blew wife away |
| GRASSWIDOWER | Word is we cavort with King George when his wife's away |