| BRAISE | Boil first, lift up, then stew (6) |
| GREENBEAN | Vegetable is raw means, chop at both ends and boil first placing inside (5,4) |
| SNAZZY | Smart answer picked up, then sleepy characters start to yawn (6) |
| HASTEN | Step up then as wobbly (6) |
| ROARED | Moved the oar, coloured up then bellowed (6) |
| SKATED | Kates up, then down, when performed winter sport (6) |
| ONIONS | More than one bulb lit up, then switch is on (6) |
| GASHED | Sliced silver up then lost hair (6) |
| TIDIED | Cleaned computers up, then quit working? (6) |
| NAILED | Caught the man up, then went ahead of (6) |
| BLITHE | Merry bishop gets fired up, then explosive |
| IRISES | One picks up, then flags |
| MAPOUT | Plan in the morning to get up, then fish (3,3) |
| IMFREE | "Let's meet up then" |
| HOIST | Stop first lift (5) |
| THEFT | Crime, trashing first lift (5) |
| RAISE | Commendation, removing first lift |
| OTIS | US inventor who manufactured the first lift (or elevator, as he would have called it) with a safety device (4) |
| ESSAYISTS | Lamb, Bacon etc? Try in soups, then stews primarily (9) |
| SEESAWED | Went up, then down, then up |
