| MURRAIN | Ancient plague of spirit to rise then come down |
| HOLLAND | The owl's oddly taken off then come down somewhere flat (7) |
| ELATE | Cause one's spirits to rise |
| GETUPANDGO | Rise then proceed with vitality (3-2-3-2) |
| ATOMISES | A male cat mostly rises then sprays it (8) |
| TEMPO | Rate of playing will rise, so use delaying tactics (5) |
| RESIDE | Ed gets a rise so we continue to live there |
| TORSO | Rot on the rise, so ending the trunk (5) |
| TOUCHDOWN | Feel the softest of feathers then come back to earth (5,4) |
| BOTTLE | This contains an amount of spirit to go with it (6,2,3) |
| OFGIN | This contains an amount of spirit to go with it (6,2,3) |
| CHASER | One in pursuit of spirit to follow beer, perhaps |
| FORUM | Return of spirit to meeting place (5) |
| ALCOHOLIC | Kind of spirit to raise spirits? (9) |
| WATERPROOF | Mac adding strength of spirit to general excellence (10) |
| DEFOE | English author of (among more famous works) A Journal of the Plague Year about the 1664/65 Great Plague of London (5) |
| PARK | Move Ford Sierra inside, then come to a halt, a feature of Kelly MacDonald (7,4) |
| GOSFORD | Move Ford Sierra inside, then come to a halt, a feature of Kelly MacDonald (7,4) |
| CRASHANDBURN | Bend over stream after large amount of drink, then come to grief spectacularly (5,3,4) |
| LISTEN | First enlist then come to attention (6) |
