| RILED | Complained strongly. One left, but still irritated (5) |
| RAILED | Upset about article, complained strongly (6) |
| VIOLA | By way of having nothing left but such an instrument (5) |
| TIRED | At first left but remained dressed (5) |
| EXTOL | Out of time. Nothing left but praise (5) |
| MOLAR | In March, nothing left but a tooth (5) |
| LISLE | Material is left, but not all material (5) |
| ANGER | Messenger not left but right, feeling great annoyance (5) |
| PETTY | The pretty redhead's left, but it's not important (5) |
| GASMETER | Fuel holder, nothing left but a measuring device (3,5) |
| ALLRIGHT | There's nothing left, but it 's O.K. (3,5) |
| SPERSE | Little girl left, but was still able to scatter things in all directions (6) |
| AURAL | Distinctive scent left - but not in the nose! |
| EVIL | I've turned left, but it's no good (4) |
| SMALLBEER | Liberals fall out with me; I left, but that's unimportant |
| IDOL | I would have nothing left but an icon (4) |
| FOLLIES | Old buildings with nothing left but flies around |
| LASH | Shall lose the left but beat soundly |
| OPAL | Dad went inside, nothing left but his October birthstone (4) |
| INTRUDER | Undertrained, Aden left but he does get in! (8) |
