| VARLET | A mere menial but able to travel freely |
| FOOTLOOSE | Able to travel freely and do as one pleases (9) |
| SPADEWORK | Menial but necessary preparation (9) |
| AUK | Seabird similar in appearance to the penguin, but able to fly |
| ASHY | Pallid, but able to take a shot? (4) |
| SWIFTFOOTED | Off to the widest disorientation, but able to run fast (5,6) |
| FOOT | Unattached, in a word, but able to come and go as you please. (4,5) |
| LOOSE | Unattached, in a word, but able to come and go as you please. (4,5) |
| OBLATE | Shaped like the earth, but able to change (6) |
| LIGHTERTHANAIR | Alright in earth, possibly, but able to get above it? |
| LATENT | Hidden but able to be developed |
| FITCHEW | Old polecat, but able to keep biting! |
| BLEAR | Dim, watery-eyed, but able to turn right (5) |
| TAKEREFUGE | Capture one retreat, but able to find shelter there (4,6) |
| OVERLOOK | Finished with butchers but able to see neighbours (8) |
| MARGINAL | Slight but able to make an alarming difference (8) |
| TUBBY | Overweight possibly, but able to get by (5) |
| DISCRETE | Separate but able to keep secrets from the audience (8) |
| LOW | Depressed, but able to hearten followers |
| PINTSIZED | Small but able to hold one's drink? (4-5) |
