| HARDLY | Almost not left in the care of English novelist (6) |
| HELMSLEY | Medieval castle near Rievaulx Abbey, now in the care of English Heritage (8) |
| ABBEY | Creake ..., North Creake, is in the care of English Heritage (5) |
| FLYERS | Promotional material left in the care of ref is re-distributed (6) |
| FLIERS | Promotional material left in the care of ref is re-distributed (6) |
| ADHERE | A man in the care of medico gets online support (6) |
| BEASTS | They're left in stables. but could be not left in stables (6) |
| RABBLE | Crowd obscuring first appearance of English novelist (6) |
| RECUSE | Disqualify in course when hermit not left in (6) |
| MATTER | Medium, second perhaps, not left in what one is made of (6) |
| ROHMER | Sax ___, pen name of English novelist Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward, who created the master criminal Dr Fu Manchu |
| NEARLY | Almost not the first to be in before time (6) |
| CRECHE | Could start to cheer transformation in the care centre (6) |
| PARCELS | P.S. - to be left in the care of the postal authorities (7) |
| FRIGHT | French capital not left in panic (6) |
| ANNATS | Post-mortem payments in Scots law, tons not left in records |
| HONOUR | Almost not in time to get award (6) |
| PENTACLE | Symbol kept shut up, left in the care of wizard |
| TODDLER | Small child left in the care of tense stranger (7) |
| GROWLER | Unfriendly dog, say, left in the care of farmer (7) |
