| ONTHEBLINK | Awfully thin bloke keeping close to canteen that's operating intermittently |
| INHALANT | Awfully thin bloke's swallowed medical preparation (8) |
| INKBLOT | He leaves odd thin bloke to find feature of Rorschach test (7) |
| SURREALIST | Artist has no problem keeping close to major stars |
| UPINTHEAIR | Flying high above earth, awfully thin atmosphere (2,2,3,3) |
| ATTEND | Go to a nurse keeping close to patient (6) |
| ANTHILL | Everyone to keep awfully thin? There's much work to be done here |
| DILETTANTISH | Awfully thin ladies keeping off booze, affecting to be arty |
| PLANET | Spy keeping close to Freddie Mercury (6) |
| PICKETER | Labour contender? Preference always keeping close to chest (8) |
| AXLE | Shaft cut, keeping close to well (4) |
| SPOONER | Famous cleric by preference keeping close to bishop |
| ESCORTED | Accompanied little fellow, about twenty, keeping close to parent |
| ARLES | A Scottish author keeping close to home in French city |
| BABYISH | Typical of new arrival keeping close to one in party |
| LEFTOVERS | They remain more than good friends, keeping close to me daily |
| CONGA | Dance about, keeping close to girlfriend at first |
| SPANIEL | Fan in slap keeping close to Joe Cocker? (7) |
| ADDSUP | Notice May's supporters keeping close to Boris does make sense (4,2) |
| TRIGGER | Keeping close to bear, Pooh's friend set off (7) |
