| SALLYLUNNS | Close to tears, friend left nuns toasted teacakes (5,5) |
| CRUMPET | Toasted teacake (7) |
| PALMERSTON | PM, close to tears, hugged by non-U comedian (10) |
| PANELLISTS | Jurors console composer, reportedly close to tears |
| TAKECAREOF | Prepare teacake for nurse (4,4,2) |
| CURRANTBUN | A cinnamon roll, hot cross bap, rock cake, teacake or other raisiny confection; a rich dark pastry-covered Scottish fruitcake; or, rhyming slang for the English translation of "filius" (7,3) |
| PALLIDLY | Friend left as one disinclined to work and showing no vitality (8) |
| PALL | Friend left to go pale |
| MATELOT | An old friend left, to return with an old seaman (7) |
| SHOEMAKER | Australian friend left inside to see one creating footwear |
| MATERIAL | Real friend left to freshen up |
| APPALLING | A page on friend left in Gateshead found to be shocking (9) |
| DIFFERENT | Separate from friend left to wander overlooking lake (9) |
| OBSCURE | Blur return to form with former member close to tears |
| INARMS | Hot member close to tears and ready to fight (2,4) |
| ARSENAL | Team left behind close to tears in stadium |
| STATE | Take some Costa teacakes to Florida or New York, say (5) |
| FERNDOWN | After my friend left Wendron, he moved to a place near West Moors (8) |
| PALLOR | Paleness from friend left in front of soldiers |
| BLARNEY | Flattering talk Fred's friend left in |
