| RECONSTRUCTING | Building anew, deplorably cutting corners (14) |
| READALLABOUTIT | Here's the latest deplorably bad ratatouille! (4,3,5,2) |
| HOLMES | Detective's misjudgement, principally, when cutting corners? |
| ANAGRAM | Cutting corners in relation to reconstructing? |
| ASHE | US rallying champion more foolhardy when cutting corners |
| SKIMPS | Politician, runners held, is cutting corners |
| MITERER | One cutting corners? |
| ONTHECHEAP | Low cost, probably by cutting corners (2,3,5) |
| HAIRSALONS | Cutting corners? |
| INDECISIVE | Unsure of Parisian cutting corners (10) |
| NOOKS | In retrospect, young man's fine cutting corners (5) |
| SNOOKERS | Hinders second examiner's case, cutting corners (8) |
| MITERSAW | One cutting corners |
| COR | Express surprise when cutting corners! (3) |
| SKIJUMPER | Sportsman, one cutting corners perhaps around the first half of July (3,6) |
| EXPEDIENT | Cutting corners, old dodgy pet ID in from France accepted (9) |
| COPINGSAW | Sign off for start of litigation after officer's help in cutting corners? |
| JIGSAWPUZZLE | Fitting pastime for one of those cutting corners to chew over (6,6) |
| JIGSAW | Irish dance was set up by one of those types cutting corners (6) |
| GOKARTS | They use energy on twisty tracks, cutting corners primarily? (2,5) |
