| FACELIFT | Change of life, in reality, was a cosmetic improvement (4,4) |
| NOSEJOB | After a breather, task is a cosmetic improvement (4,3) |
| AGERANGE | Span of years, including end of life in a country house |
| SEASHELL | Hard evidence of life in realms of Neptune and Pluto (8) |
| FLATLINE | It confirms lack of life in dull series |
| EAUDEVIE | Strong coarse brandy, literally "water of life" in French (3,2,3) |
| THIRDAGE | Period of life in active retirement (5,3) |
| GERMINAL | Zola's novel of life in the French mines |
| NEWWORLD | Coinage describing origin of life in the Americas (3,5) |
| PROTOZOA | Simplest form of life in zoo or apt compound (8) |
| BESTIVAL | Book review of Life in France includes street event on the South coast |
| DEBOTTON | Alain ___, Swiss-born, British-based philosopher who co-founded The School of Life in 2008 (2,6) |
| ALLALIKE | First sign of life in alkali compound - final couple indistinguishable from each other (3,5) |
| FILE | Register a change of life? (4) |
| ELFISH | A bit mischievous to require silence after change of life (6) |
| MENOPAUSAL | Dinner, say, including soup, an outcome of the change of life (10) |
| MENOPAUSE | Stop temporarily after guys duck the change of life (9) |
| SEMPERFIDELIS | Change of life, impressed by never being disloyal, classically (6,7) |
| LITTER | Word that collectively refers to a load of old rubbish; or, conversely, a veritable gift of life in the form of a farrow of piglets or a kindle of kittens (6) |
| PLASTICSURGERY | Artificial medical centre gets cosmetic improvement (7,7) |