| QUARTERN | (Archaic) 25%, esp. of various measures (8) |
| EXEGESIS | Interpretation; explanation (esp of texts) (8) |
| CRITIQUE | Review (esp. of theatrical performance) (8) |
| DAYDREAM | Indulge in a fantasy esp. of ambition and hopes (8) |
| HENPECKS | Persistent naggings, esp. of husband |
| CATSLICK | (Scottish) Superficial wash, esp. of face (4,4) |
| ONEHORSE | Inferior and on a small scale (esp. of a settlement) (3-5) |
| SUNBURST | Polish students upset, with 25% of students supporting light explosion (8) |
| ENCUMBER | Load of fruit 25% off following some brown ends (8) |
| FAMOUSLY | Very well folks, voiding 25% of IOUs, keeping the rest (8) |
| QUARTILE | 25% of tequila drunk around 3rd of April |
| NIT | The egg of a parasitic insect, esp. of a louse |
| NITS | The eggs of a parasitic insect, esp. of a louse (4) |
| CRUMBS | Very small pieces of food esp. of bread (6) |
| OFFSHOOT | Branch in High Street carrying bonnet with 25% reduction (8) |
| RICKSHAW | Transport piles of hay to sell with 25% off |
| KIDSMENU | 25% of knuckleheads gripping loose dimes (children's fare) (4,4) |
| TOPDRESS | Superficially add nitrates to iron, comprising 25% of diet (3-5) |
| AUDIBLEBOOING | Noise of disapproval (esp of speaker) that can be easily heard (7,6) |
| TERM | A period, esp. of schooling |