| FEATHERBEDDED | After successful exploit, he had to run into retirement, being pampered (7-6) |
| GOODNIGHT | Statement on retirement being fine thing, possibly |
| HOTSPUR | King Henry admires Henry Percy's exploits. He also calls him "Sweet Fortune's minion." What is Henry Percy's nickname? |
| SPOILT | Notice about one student being pampered (6) |
| INDULGED | Did a guild end up being pampered? (8) |
| SPOONFED | Let on about knight being pampered |
| PUTOUTTOGRASS | Sent into retirement to publish and to inform (3,3,2,5) |
| DECAMP | After a month a member had to run away |
| PAPERCHASE | It meant folk had to run after those who littered the countryside |
| NOSER | Bill had to run, at first, into a strong headwind in the past (5) |
| TORRENTS | Had to run right in to hospital departments in floods (8) |
| ADRIFT | At short notice, had to run one paper. It's wide of the mark (6) |
| AGORA | In the past, had to run away, initially, to an ancient market-place (5) |
| STREAM | Second side had to run in at full flow (6) |
| CASH | Maybe 14 6 starts to crow after successful hijacking (4) |
| HITMAN | Money given after successful shot to an assassin (6) |
| DAHLIA | Had to run - left one a plant (6) |
| PENELOPE | Fabulous wife, but she just had to run away with a writer! (8) |
| ELOPERS | Property speculators rejected by Dev had to run away |
| PUTOUTTOPASTURE | Annoyed head shed tears outside university, being forced into retirement? (3,3,2,7) |
