| BLINDALLEY | Barman takes half of 5 down from small passage for fruitless course (5,5) |
| SADDEN | Get down from small trailer perhaps and retreat |
| REGALIA | It's about a fair amount of 5 down from first class review for the status conscious (7) |
| FOOLSERRAND | Victuals including large sea bass for fruitless venture (5,6) |
| LAYOFFS | Sackings for fruitless chooks? (3,4) |
| MONUMENTAL | Medical officer takes half of nuts - nuts appearing huge |
| CHERRYTREE | Revolutionary takes half of mine and leaves home? That's bound to bear fruit! (6,4) |
| OVERSPENDS | Splashes out on too many small passages (10) |
| COFFEEMUGS | Fog fumes take half second to disperse from vessels (6,4) |
| ANNUL | Cancel when Ann takes half of forearm bone (5) |
| ITEM | For one thing, it takes half of them (4) |
| TOKYO | To one's knowledge, leaders take half of your capital in chain of islands in Asia (5) |
| PREOPERATIVE | Before going to theatre and before dramatic work, takes half of sedative (12) |
| ALFRESCO | One burning them shortly takes half of cakes outside (8) |
| HERO | Brave warrior: he takes half of Italian city (4) |
| HUE | Being colourful, he takes half of us in (3) |
| YOUTHHOSTELS | Solver takes half of them - and then some - to cohost elsewhere in inexpensive lodging places |
| COMEINTO | Inherit money, Tax Officer takes half of same (4,4) |
| BEATUP | Mug of beer? Take half of it to a revolting place! (4,2) |
| SCREAMED | Sounds like someone saw a ghost as barman takes bundle of papers from journalist (8) |
