| VOUCHSAFE | Condescend, at first very secure, maintaining expression of pain (9) |
| EYESHADOW | Certainly experienced expression of pain after last of unsafe cosmetic |
| TOUCHIEST | Expression of pain by one in ordeal most bad-tempered |
| YELLOWING | Hiding expression of pain, crying - turning somewhat pale? |
| UMPTEEN | In court, youngster takes in many at first - very many! |
| APPEARS | Seems to be, at first, very quiet to the listeners (7) |
| OBVERSE | Heads off at first, very nearly stopping cattle disease (7) |
| AGED | Coped without servant at first, very old (4) |
| FORTRESSES | In favour of having locks -- they should make residents very secure |
| EAUDEVIE | Spirit of English vaudeville only apparent after sinking first very large double? (3,2,3) |
| VISTA | View first very active squirrels (5) |
| BAILIFF | Court officer gives one bail first, very loudly (7) |
| STRONGROOM | Street put in order - man enters very secure place (10) |
| SAFEASHOUSES | Peter on tree overlooking river's very secure |
| VROOM | Engine's sound and very secure on ascent |
| SAFEANDSURE | Sudanese far off, looking very secure (4,3,4) |
| SOLIDASAROCK | OK laid across ground, very secure (5,2,1,4) |
| SOLACE | Very secure in comfort (6) |
| NOAH | Flood's survivor noting the lack of an expression of pain? (4) |
| PILLOW | Expression of pain? First take tablet -it may help you sleep (6) |
