| ARCHANGEL | A bad clanger involving husband Michael perhaps (9) |
| PENN | Aimee Mann's husband Michael |
| LES | _ Dennis, star who played Gail Rodwell's most recent husband Michael in Coronation Street (3) |
| BEETHOVEN | One who arranged vegetable on cooker, involving husband (9) |
| RECHERCHE | Obscure woman's in preliminary survey involving husband |
| CHAPERONE | Prank involving husband, one's companion |
| EMBELLISH | Improve the appearance of space quite like a Clanger? (9) |
| PLANGENCY | Scheme to get the lowdown on some cyclist's reported clanger (9) |
| CLERGYMAN | Religious type my clanger annoyed (9) |
| PENNYGAFF | One that can suddenly drop a clanger, speaking in cheap theatre |
| BLUEBELLS | Flowers for the rugby team admitting the clanger (9) |
| BEERBELLY | Worker, perhaps the second to drop clanger at yard, is making bay window |
| BELLMETAL | Lame, dropping one in disastrous ballet? That'll make a clanger (4-5) |
| BELLTOWER | Clanger dropped equipping this? (4,5) |
| ELLISBELL | Emily Bronte covertly exposed diabolical clanger (5,4) |
| HANDBELLS | Clangers that could be dropped? (9) |
| BELIEVERS | They cast clangers! (9) |
| HYPHEN | Publicity involving husband by name, a joiner (6) |
| ACTTHEGOAT | Fool about to get a cat dancing, involving husband (3,3,4) |
| SHORTTERMMEMORY | Reminiscence of Len or Michael, perhaps, creating no lasting impression? |