| TIGHTKNIT | Closely connected to mean and foolish person, we hear (5-4) |
| ASS | Type of horse, and foolish person (3) |
| RELEVANCE | It's closely connected to mixing up car eleven (9) |
| RELEVANT | Closely connected (to the matter in hand) |
| AFFILIATE | Become closely connected |
| INSIPIENT | At home, sadly is inept and foolish (9) |
| COURTMARTIAL | Try to gain favour from army person, we hear. leading to facing this? |
| PROTESTER | Person, we hear, not content to perish during plague |
| EYEING | Watch closely first person we hear making gin (6) |
| CROC | Fierce reptile injured person, we hear (4) |
| TIGHTEN | Strong person, we hear, to become tense |
| TONIGHT | To titled person, we hear, this evening (7) |
| EYEWEAR | First person, we hear, gets to endure spectacles, maybe (7) |
| BOAR | Pig of a dull person, we hear (4) |
| IDLE | Lazy admired person, we hear (4) |
| CATSEYE | Tom's the first person we hear in the middle of road (3'1,3) |
| SUCCOUR | Help from gullible person, we hear (7) |
| TILER | Masons' doorkeeper - a revolting person, we hear |
| GOULASH | Morbid person, we hear, remains in stew |
| SEOUL | Capital doubled for single person, we hear |
