| STAYALERT | Begin taking in unknown beer - don't lose concentration (4,5) |
| AZALEA | Plant unknown beer amid company of travellers |
| SWITCHOFF | Lose concentration in shoot-out? (6,3) |
| STAGPARTY | Do begin taking strange gap year (4,5) |
| STUTTGART | Begin taking universal race to Germany's top city (9) |
| STEELYDAN | US band which had hits with Reelin' in the Years and Rikki Don't Lose That Number (6,3) |
| SOMEWHERE | Homes were demolished in unknown location |
| OCTOPUSSY | Month's work's involved in unknown film |
| PYONGYANG | Power that group holds in unknown eastern metropolis |
| UNYIELDING | Indulge in trips, taking in unknown firm (10) |
| RYE | It's about taking in unknown quantity of whiskey (3) |
| IZMIR | Knut's taking in unknown island, right where they make Turkish delight |
| DAZZLE | Heading off, worn out, to laze around taking in unknown song from Chicago (6,6) |
| RAZZLE | Heading off, worn out, to laze around taking in unknown song from Chicago (6,6) |
| OPENFIRE | Begin taking pots from unfastened sack |
| STARTURN | Begin taking pot to top player (4,4) |
| STATED | Begin taking out king, Edward's told (6) |
| DISTRACT | Cause to lose concentration (8) |
| TAKEONESEYEOFFTHEBALL | Lose concentration, and fail to see where Cinderella and Prince Charming meet? |
| DRIFT | Getting the gist, though you tend to lose concentration? (5) |
