| THEORIST | Article is rot, put out by philosopher (8) |
| CHATROOM | Macho rot put out in online gettogether (4,4) |
| CASE | Sick cod with fin rot put down in front of random bookcases where Janet was receptionist (6,7,8) |
| BOOK | Sick cod with fin rot put down in front of random bookcases where Janet was receptionist (6,7,8) |
| FINLAYS | Sick cod with fin rot put down in front of random bookcases where Janet was receptionist (6,7,8) |
| DOCTOR | Sick cod with fin rot put down in front of random bookcases where Janet was receptionist (6,7,8) |
| RETRACTION | Certain rot put otherwise in withdrawal |
| LANGUISH | Warning about ringing university hospital is rot (8) |
| STAGNATE | Pungency in food served up is rot (8) |
| DECANTER | Bottle shown by philosopher reportedly trapped by wild animal (8) |
| UNLOCKED | French article by philosopher, Diderot's first released (8) |
| NAYSAYER | Nationalist, say, bamboozled by philosopher? He refuses to agree (8) |
| STONEAGE | Very old style adopted by philosopher (5-3) |
| ERODE | Royal composition is rot! (5) |
| DECOMPOSE | Style of art millions submit is rot |
| BIODEGRADE | Abridged English novel winning Oscar is rot |
| HUMANE | Compassionate article penned by philosopher |
| OILMILL | Time to leave work by philosopher, where work is pressing (3,4) |
| COMMITSACRILEGE | Pledge peculiar relic guarded by philosopher to carry out desecration (6,9) |
| EXHUME | Dig out Introduction to Ethics by philosopher |
