| BUFFO | Comic bass was in the nude and got a ring (5) |
| BUFFET | Alien was in the nude for a meal (6) |
| PRAWN | Nellie Pritchard initially got around in the nude and looked a bit fishy (5) |
| BONUS | The fresh bun's got a ring inside - it's a year-end reward (5) |
| ENDURING | Suffering when in the nude and wearing nothing but a grin (8) |
| BOLERO | Dreadful bore got a ring and left for the dance (6) |
| HALO | Harold only got a ring (4) |
| LEMON | Ordered a melon and got a different fruit (5) |
| CORGI | That GI returned the big bird and got a dog (5) |
| LOHAN | Actress Lindsay _ tied the knot and got a Net movie (5) |
| STARK | Utterly nude and unadorned (5) |
| DEGAS | Artist whose oeuvre includes paintings and pastels of ballet classes, millinery shops, cafe life, flowers, nudes and horse-racing at Longchamp (5) |
| HOSED | Used socks by day, and got a thorough soaking (5) |
| TASTE | Sat back on table ends and got a sample (5) |
| AGAVE | Gave and got a spiky plant for it (5) |
| IGGYPOP | This rock legend lead The Stooges in the 60s and collaborated with Bowie in the 70s; his first 'best-of' album Nude And Rude was issued in the 90s (4,3) |
| ANTED | Pitched in, and got a hand |
| UNDRESS | Will go nude and in the sun has turned a funny red (7) |
| OPAL | "How ___ Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life" (Kaavya Viswanathan novel in the news) |
| BOUGHTINTO | Accepted the idea, say, and got a share in the enterprise (6,4) |
