| PODGE | Chubby person returns, say, after school (5) |
| SATRAP | Old head has a gin, say, after school |
| ACING | Allowing no returns, say |
| OBSTINATE | Persistent smell returns, say, catching current (9) |
| PUDGE | Chubby person, say, keeling over after dessert (5) |
| CELEB | Famous person returns to be lecturer, part-time (5) |
| MYOPE | Nameless, titled person returns, individual wanting contacts? |
| ALOOF | A silly person returns quite disinterested |
| DIEGO | I'd return, say, to ring James in Spain (5) |
| RANGE | Managed to return, say, to an extent (5) |
| RIDGE | Free return, say, to Embankment (5) |
| GAUGE | Urge standard, to return say (5) |
| EPONYM | First person returns with a little horse and a name taken from a person (6) |
| NIGNOG | Silly person returns a drink before taking another (3-3) |
| ROTTER | Thoroughly depraved person returns in secret to Russia |
| BUTTERBALL | Chubby person across the pond gives goat a toy (10) |
| PUDSEY | Charity mascot, chubby person, agreed to cut back (6) |
| DOUBLECHIN | Chubby person may have this clue to good health! (6,4) |
| LEARNER | Run into less chubby person training (7) |
| ENDOMORPH | Chubby person hoped norm would change (9) |