| AMUGSGAME | A sucker's plucky but it's a stupid enterprise (1,4,4) |
| MUGSGAME | Fool's plucky but it's a waste of time (4,4) |
| HOWLER | That lady swallowed a bird? It's a stupid mistake! (6) |
| LOLLY | A sucker's cash? (5) |
| TREADMILL | A model studied an English philosopher but it's a dull business (9) |
| HARPY | Plucky but unpleasant female? (5) |
| UNAFRAID | Plucky but find aura unsettling (8) |
| HEARTACHE | Tech, hear, translate - but it's a misery (9) |
| PEACESIGN | It may look like 5, but it's a 2-digit figure |
| BANDWAGON | It's jumped on but it's a fashionable activity (9) |
| SMALLBEER | Little bitter perhaps, but it's a trifling point (5,4) |
| SIDEISSUE | Some Lamb is read by children, but it's a matter of little importance (4,5) |
| ZEST | Keen interest, but it's a bit of a lemon |
| MEERKAT | A mere feline, one might imagine, but it's a mongoose (7) |
| CLUTCH | Try to grasp, but it's a bit of a strain (6) |
| PYTHON | Outwardly a Wild pony, but it's a snake (6) |
| HALIBUT | A portion of fish, Ali? But it's a really big flatfish (7) |
| POSITION | With a spoon I stir it in, but it's a job (8) |
| COMBAT | Search for a short time, but it's a struggle (6) |
| SWEEPSTAKE | A stew keeps? Perhaps but it's a gamble |
