| PEASANT | A small farmer was quite affable, although out of line (7) |
| MERINO | A small farmer inoculates prized sheep |
| NOWHERE | Doubly present, although out of the running |
| INTOUCH | Maintaining contact although out of play (2,5) |
| RANCHER | Farmer was quick with ruler trapping revolutionary (7) |
| CROFTER | Small farmer needing credit more frequently? (7) |
| LEERED | Made eyes red although out of the wind at first |
| BLATANT | It was quite obvious a newspaper had a new top ten (7) |
| AUSTERE | Large part of a European country, before, was quite severe (7) |
| POUNDED | It was quite a blow to have to give a quid to the editor (7) |
| IDIOTIC | May have put a moron in charge, although it was quite foolish (7) |
| ADAMANT | Was quite firm that the first man took on a worker (7) |
| ELEGANT | The Spanish, for example, took on a worker. He was quite refined (7) |
| TANGENT | At last, to have a new noble character was quite touching (7) |
| FEARFUL | Was nearly consumed with trepidation, so was quite anxious (7) |
| ERECTED | Was quite elevated when standing upright with a little boy (7) |
| EXCITED | Old partner who was summoned was quite thrilled (7) |
| ERRATIC | Go wrong, putting a model in charge. It was quite irregular (7) |
| NAPOLEON | A pig farmer was chased by French opposition member carrying a stick |
| TEMPTED | ... was quite appealing to summer hire Ted (7) |
