| HATES | Can't stand, but the hard seat is awful |
| DETEST | Can't stand but does occasionally try (6) |
| HATEREADS | Books you can't stand but can't put down |
| RESIST | Make a stand, but is contained by the others (6) |
| BENCH | Man, cold, with hard seat (5) |
| DERRIERE | Rider cycled here without hard seat (8) |
| SETTLE | Accept, as second best, a hard seat (6) |
| WED | United we stand - but there's no sign of Stan! (3) |
| STAB | It's crazy to stand, but have a try (4) |
| TAKESASEAT | Doesn't stand, but accepts a place in Parliament! (5,1,4) |
| SIT | One won't stand, but go in for exam (3) |
| TAKEASEAT | Don't stand but win election? (4,1,4) |
| PEW | Hard seat |
| THESSALONIANS | Old people in hard seats scattered around beauty parlour |
| ASITIS | The way things stand, Asti is awful (2,2,2) |
| DRASTIC | "The doctor act is awful" is going too far (7) |
| HORRID | I am behind the bishop in the coal-scuttle, which is awful (6) |
| CRITIC | If his slating is awful, the house won't be so good! |
| MEPHISTOPHELES | Help! Pets' home is awful, the very devil |
| HESITATE | Dither, as the tea is awful (8) |
