| COMPROMISE | Composer wrong about note? That's agreed, perhaps, after attempts to settle score (10) |
| THUMBSCREW | One turned agonisingly from gang after attempts to get picked up |
| SHORED | Supported United player, perhaps, after attempt to score has fallen short |
| SIMPSON | British composer wrong to buttonhole politician in this way (7) |
| BLINDALLEY | Foolishly libel lady about note? It gets you nowhere (5,5) |
| TENDERAGE | A number agreed perhaps it is young (6,3) |
| MEDIATION | Attempt to settle |
| TAWDRY | Tenor wrong about note being cheap (6) |
| BATED | Wrong about note being diminished (5) |
| ALGIERS | A girl's confused about note? Capital! |
| COPIOUS | Held by police, promise to settle score in full (7) |
| TOGETEVENWITH | Got back before edgy event smooth comedian presented at hotel, to settle score |
| AVENGER | Enraged Eve rang one to settle score |
| EQUALISE | Topped Daliesque rubbish to settle score? |
| ONBOARD | Note well row probing excessive consumption? That's agreed (2,5) |
| EGOTRIP | English lose balance after attempt to boost self-esteem (3,4) |
| PRESSCONFERENCE | Hacks, presumably, at this pear, after attempt to get juice from it? |
| TRIATHLON | Working after attempt to hold the short sports event (9) |
| SHORTNOTICE | Little advance warning of announcement after attempt to arrest king (5,6) |
| TALLIED | Everything's bound to go round ? that's agreed |
