| FREETRADERS | Business, they think should not be a matter of duty (4,7) |
| FREETRADER | Business, he thinks, should not be a matter of duty |
| BUNKUM | Rubbish I must think should be placed under bed |
| UBOATS | University School after characters in 33 down - in the sink business, they rarely put their heads above water (1-5) |
| KEEPINTOUCH | Not be a stranger (letters 4-8) |
| MOUTHTOMOUTH | The epitome of Kiss could be a matter of life and death (5-2-5) |
| MAINLINE | It's important to addict that it should not be a branch (4,4) |
| STAMP | Put one's foot down, as a matter of duty (5) |
| ROSTER | In which one's enrolled as a matter of duty (6) |
| ROSTERS | Lists compiled as a matter of duty (7) |
| MITCHELL | "You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity. Without |
| TASTE | Flavour may be a matter of personal discrimination (5) |
| ACTUARY | His work can be a matter of life and death |
| ANCHOR | Its functioning may be a matter of fluke (6) |
| MEANSTEST | Intends trial to be a matter of wealth (5,4) |
| LAP | To wash may be a matter of honour |
| MEETING | The record for it is likely to be a matter of minutes (7) |
| FORTUNE | How one may turn foe could be a matter of luck (7) |
| OPTIONAL | Too plain? It could be a matter of choice (8) |
| LATITUDE | Such tolerance may be a matter of degree |
