| TONESDOWN | At last, one's a bit depressed, but reduces offence in play (5,4) |
| OFFSCREEN | Actor's base offence in play involves son in real life (3-6) |
| STRAW | The last one's a backbreaker |
| FIST | Able to hold glass at last, one's ready for punch |
| FAMILY | Hereditarily fun with 2000 but reduces the relatives in this movie (6,2,3,6) |
| MURDERINTHE | Hereditarily fun with 2000 but reduces the relatives in this movie (6,2,3,6) |
| CURTAILS | The dog follows closely but reduces (8) |
| INIS | "Last one - a rotten egg!" |
| BLUEWHALE | Depressed but robust following the world's first and largest creature (4,5) |
| FRUITCAKE | One's a bit crazy for Oxford lunch, say (9) |
| ELECTRODE | Choose staff to meet judge, at last, one on the circuit |
| TAILENDER | One of the last ones in trouble on board small craft (4,5) |
| ENDURANCE | In which the last ones are the winners! (9,5) |
| SURVIVING | Observing last ones in the colony escaping? Securing four still around |
| TAILBACKS | Delays on roads could make one a bit slack (9) |
| AUTOCLAVE | Leaving last ones floundering, evacuate old vessel (9) |
| FINALISTS | Last ones to meet |
| ACIDTESTS | Rigorous trials start to assess Policemen's Ball after last one's cancelled |
| TOSSEDSALAD | Leaves a bit depressed alas; Des so tired in retirement (6,5) |
| DOWNINTHEDUMPS | A bit depressed at the feather content of rubbish tips (4,2,3,5) |
