| RESTORING | Bringing back a building's splendour, or doing nothing about it |
| PANACHE | From the Latin for "little feather", a plume or tuft in a soldier's helmet; knightly splendour; or, a dashing manner, flamboyance or swagger (7) |
| IDLE | Unoccupied or doing nothing |
| INFRACTION | Doing nothing about father is a crime (10) |
| ECLAT | From the French for "burst" or "shine", a word for applause, brilliant effect, glory, ostentation, showy splendour or social distinction (5) |
| IGNORANT | Ranting about love and you know nothing about it (8) |
| MAYA | People from America bringing back a type of potato |
| SALAMI | I'm alas bringing back a spicy food (6) |
| LOOFAH | Laugh at chump, bringing back a cleaning brush (6) |
| NORA | Girl bringing back a man (4) |
| HOOPLA | Bringing back a bear found around Lima is fair game (4-2) |
| KNITS | Does some work with the hands bringing back a very bad smell (5) |
| ANIMATE | Bringing back a girl friend to liven things up (7) |
| DONALDDUCK | Character billed as land devastated - do nothing about it (6,4) |
| PINACOLADA | Drink good drink, nothing about it (4,6) |
| STUBBINGOUT | Extinguishing but busting nothing about it (8,3) |
| NONPAREIL | Attached trim has nothing about it that's unique (9) |
| ZITHER | Almost nothing about it, hard instrument (6) |
| UNAWARE | Girl had an item of merchandise, although she knew nothing about it (7) |
| SWOONED | Here's news! Do nothing about it! He fainted! (7) |
