| BELLICOSE | Combative celeb is left floundering with nothing gained |
| FOLLOWON | Endless stupidity, with nothing gained, to go back in |
| PHOOEY | Hope abandoned with nothing gained, end of story? Nonsense! |
| MAELSTROM | Marmoset left floundering in whirlpool |
| ROCKOPERA | Perhaps Tommy Cooper's floundering with idea for trick, ultimately |
| OUTFIELD | Duo I left floundering in the deep |
| TSETSEFLY | Vector of disease and styes left floundering (6,3) |
| OPENENDED | Finish in the deep, on floundering with no finish in sight (4-5) |
| ADAGE | "Nothing ventured nothing gained," e.g. |
| LAMEDUCK | Nothing gained after disabled leader left powerless (4,4) |
| HEREGOES | Nothing ventured, nothing gained! |
| MUSTARD | Muddy celeb is hot stuff! (7) |
| STARTINGPISTOL | Celeb is plotting to reform source of reports on track (8,6) |
| STAR | Celeb is damn contrary (4) |
| MAKINGHEADLINES | Furrowing one's brow at what scandalous celeb is doing? (6,9) |
| TOGO | Nothing gained after uprising in African country (4) |
| VOYAGE | Nothing gained by hollow victory, say, after set-back on a tour |
| POE | Nothing gained by training writer (3) |
| VIRTUOSO | Top player's six tours collapse - nothing gained (8) |
| EVILDOER | Nothing gained in bothering reviled miscreant |
