| MIDWINTER | Bad time, having wind swirling right when it's coldest (9) |
| HILLTOP | Bad time, having to leap around this summit |
| DEADOFWINTER | Is not working with old lead in Fame for the season around when it's coldest (4,2,6) |
| PRECIPICE | Setting price by price is not right when it's very steep (9) |
| WRONGS | Inflicts injury on gowns swirling right inside (6) |
| OYSTERS | Bivalve molluscs considered luxury foods, said to be best eaten during months containing the letter "R" when the sea is at its coldest (7) |
| GABON | Country attire, not right when it's getting worn |
| ICIER | It's coldest in Edinburgh - recently, initially frostier (5) |
| WORKHORSE | One giving steady service over time, having go and punch (9) |
| MEDITATED | Intervened, over time, having thought hard about it (9) |
| ADNAUSEAM | Rather annoyingly over time having a sundae in the morning (2,7) |
| DIPSWITCH | Departs East Anglian town - about time, having control of car |
| BLUEPETER | Waver before leaving, and waste time having look round |
| FLAGSTAFF | Standard bearer is behind time, having to mess about |
| LOOSELEAF | It may drop at any time, having no binding (5-4) |
| LEAVEOVER | Stop, the time having come to go back to work (5,4) |
| OUTOFDATE | Behind the times, having no more palm fruit (3,2,4) |
| NEWCALEDONIA | Ocean wind swirling around a large eastern Pacific region |
| RAWALPINDI | April wind swirling round a city in Pakistan (10) |
| ENTWINE | Gent won't start on wine, having wind (7) |
