| MANDATORY | A woman lacking a right that's vital |
| ALIEN | A right that's strange (5) |
| BERTH | Woman lacking a bed on board |
| NEWLY | Three directions followed by woman lacking a degree afresh (5) |
| ALAS | A young woman lacking finish, unfortunately (4) |
| CAULDRON | Old woman lacking energy to hold old Scottish pot |
| MANTRA | Words frequently repeated by attractive woman lacking power |
| INGENUE | Terribly genuine woman lacking in sophistication |
| EDIT | Polish woman lacking husband (4) |
| NORTH | New woman lacking quality as bridge player (5) |
| STREAKIER | Meat about right, that's right - more like bacon? (9) |
| DREARIER | More forlorn, darling? That's right - that's about right (8) |
| SCARLETHAT | Proportion about right, that's the headgear for a cardinal |
| LINCHPIN | Trim bar near church is, of course, a target for the swingers and that's vital to any organisation (8) |
| ESSENTIAL | Entail alteration to stern of oriental ship - that's vital (9) |
| BLASTFURNACE | Criticise features about vessel that's vital for smelting (5,7) |
| EARDRUM | Dreadful murder hides answer that's vital for hearing (7) |
| ESSENCE | German city has this French part that's vital (7) |
| MARIEANTOINETTE | Queen Mum right: that's a new weighty piece, covering one better missed outside (5,10) |
| RUSSIA | Right, that's right in Spain, in America and in Eurasian country (6) |
