| AMATEUR | A friend you are, I say, and not playing for money (7) |
| AMATEURISH | Some friend you are, I would say, sort of sloppy (10) |
| RUINATION | Are you and I, say, and the country bound for perdition? (9) |
| WANDERINGS | And, inside, we are, I say, in glorious extremes in leisurely travels (10) |
| OUTOFFORM | In poor shape and not playing well |
| GAMBLER | One playing for money (7) |
| WENTPRO | Started playing for money |
| BUSKING | Transport chief playing for money |
| TURNPRO | Start playing for money |
| ERMINES | These little mammals are I hesitate to say the pits! |
| MEASURES | I object as you are, I hear, taking opposite points and expedients (8) |
| PENPALS | Friends you may never see |
| URTICARIA | Before song you are, I see, holding tea for audience - that's rash |
| OURSELVES | Oh, you are, I hear, a different vessel from the lot of us (9) |
| STAY | "Wherever you are, I know you always" BTS hit |
| SPAREROOM | Place for a friend you don't want to share your bed with |
| STYLE | "___ is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn": Gore Vidal |
| LIFESTYLE | "The way you are I felt." - Shelley (odd translation) (9) |
| DOES | "Near, far, wherever you are / I believe that the heart ___ go on" (lyric from 1997's Best Original Song) |
| PENPAL | A friend you would write to (6) |
