| EGYPTIAN | African, beginning to experience pain, ain't going to work (8) |
| MIGRAINE | Fighter before downfall beginning to experience pain in the head? (8) |
| BACKACHE | Support a companion beginning to experience a form of pain (8) |
| SUSPENSE | South American writers beginning to experience apprehension (8) |
| SNUFFERS | The altar boys perhaps experience pain over new school (8) |
| SUSPENDS | Forces one to hang about instead of going to work (8) |
| DUVETDAY | Neologism coined to refer to a 24-hour sickie characterised by literally or ostensibly staying in bed under one's eiderdown, puff or quilt rather than going to work/school (5,3) |
| WARSHIPS | Recollects unprocessed small joints - the types associated with the marines going to work (8) |
| SUFFERINSILENCE | Injured US fencer flies in, having to experience pain quietly (6,2,7) |
| GRIT | Prepare to experience pain: - your teeth |
| GLYPHS | Ain't going to leave playthings for old pictures holding the words (6) |
| SIP | Pianist ain't going to barely try the whiskey, for example (3) |
| ANTI | He's against the proposal and ain't going to change! (4) |
| FAINT | Little Geoff ain't going to pass out (5) |
| TAIN | Minor Scottish MPD with 60C code [ain't going to change!] (4) |
| SAINT | Ain't going to first sinner and good person (5) |
| PLANETREE | Aim to be in Paris, beginning to experience some urban life? |
| ENTEBBE | Part of hospital beginning to experience decline after turn in African city (7) |
| NOCANDO | Making a comeback - Sting and The Police at the Centre locally? That ain't going to happen! (2,3,2) |
| STAIN | A spot of rust ain't going to make a mark on your clothes (5) |
