| EASTENDER | Badly need a rest, being in Bow, perhaps? |
| RIBBON | Material tied in a bow, perhaps? (6) |
| EFFORTS | They're strenuously made off, the rest being in confusion (7) |
| EALING | Effecting cure in Bow, perhaps-or part of West London (6) |
| LIEDOWN | Have a rest, being idle now anyhow |
| PRESIDENT | I'd use my pen and take a rest being the head of state |
| NAKEDEYE | Badly need a key to one way of looking at things (5,3) |
| ENDED | Stopped - badly need a little drink (5) |
| REEK | Badly need a shower |
| BEARHUG | Gear hub badly needs a tight squeeze (4,3) |
| TORTILLA | Peak time badly needs a flat fare (8) |
| ASHWEDNESDAY | Start of 21 badly needs a wash, extremely dirty (3,9) |
| EVEREST | In climbing it, a woman would need a rest (7) |
| ROSINY | Like a well-prepared violin bow, perhaps |
| RETIE | Centrist group of Chretien's to put in another bow, perhaps (5) |
| AQUIVER | One going with a bow, perhaps, far from steady |
| CLARA | Bow perhaps, left in vehicle with arrow head (5) |
| PARTYING | Norm making a bow perhaps, and celebrating? |
| DECREE | It's risky to embrace a King - bow perhaps! (6) |
| STRESS | I'm a top salesman who lives near Sidmouth, and I need a rest -- I need to unwind after all the pressure I'm under (6) |
