| CONSCIENTIOUS | Agreement about college ___ one promises to pay, being diligent (13) |
| ACRIMONIOUS | Macron, drunk around one, promises to pay for bitter (11) |
| SUPERCILIOUS | Patronising cool clubs with £1, promises to pay later (12) |
| ANXIOUS | One unknown promises to pay being apprehensive (7) |
| UXORIOUS | Apprentice leaving Egyptian city promises to pay being excessively dependent on his wife (8) |
| FASTANDFURIOUS | Stuck with animal coat, promises to pay, being very quick |
| COPIOUS | Bobby promises to pay, being generous (7) |
| CAUTIOUS | Tom, going round the bend, promises to pay being prudent (8) |
| PREVARICATION | Quibbling before departure about college (13) |
| TAPERECORDERS | Repeat various instructions about college audio equipment (4,9) |
| DAVIDMITCHELL | Article about college penned by French painter, philosopher and novelist |
| SWEARS | Uses foul language, though one promises to speak true (6) |
| ENGAGES | Participates in, as one promises to (7) |
| DRESSED | Doctor being diligent to begin with put bandage on |
| BUS | Advance on pay being given up, take it to travel on (3) |
| STUDIOUS | Bosses accepting I love university, being diligent (8) |
| GAPYEAR | Dreadful pay, being in harness in time out of education |
| HARDWORKING | Difficult on being diligent (11) |
| RENEGE | Break one's promises |
| WALKTHEWALK | Deliver on one's promises |
