| SEISMIC | Case is microscopic, but a bit earth-shaking! (7) |
| AUSTRIA | Australasia alas is missing but a bit of Europe is left (7) |
| DAMPISH | Lawyer's representative is hard ... but a bit wet (7) |
| MELANGE | I'm no angel, me, but a bit of a mixture (7) |
| AVERAGE | Normal and ordinary but a bit braver - a gentleman (7) |
| WAGGING | Women getting on with guys start inwardly shaking! (7) |
| HOLWELL | This village near Sherborne is, on the whole, all right -- all right, but a bit run-down (7) |
| SCRAWNY | They say sound of lion's in sync, maybe, but a bit thin (7) |
| TACKIER | Course that is right but a bit more sticky |
| TSUNAMI | Something of earth-shaking concern? |
| AMOEBA | Quite a bit smaller than a moa, Abe. In fact is microscopic (6) |
| IDOL | A revered figure, but a bit of a stupid old fool! (4) |
| BURNTSIENNA | Excessively tanned girl is upset - brown, but a bit red |
| GONETOTHEDOGS | Off to the races but a bit of a disaster (4,2,3,4) |
| WISER | Andrew is errant but a bit more enlightened (5) |
| EEL | Well-heeled, but a bit of a slippery one! (3) |
| LEE | Shelter, but a bit of a double-edged sword (3) |
| SASSY | Lively and cheeky but a bit of a useless ass yesterday (5) |
| STAGEY | Rising poet is full of gravity but a bit theatrical |
| LITHE | Supple, but a bit of a blithering idiot! (5) |
