| HELLHOLE | Confidence expressed before 24A in a nasty spot |
| STYE | Left out of fashion, in a nasty spot |
| ABADAREA | A nasty spot, where you don't want a 24Ac (1,3,4) |
| SECRET | A confidence expressed in Crete's reformation (6) |
| COLDSORE | Officer gets medal dealing with nasty spot (4,4) |
| EVILDOER | He's wicked to make lover die in a nasty way (8) |
| HORRIDLY | In a nasty way, pious about the posh car I had (8) |
| BEWISETO | Have awareness of the pseudo woes in a nasty bite (2,4,2) |
| ROTTENLY | in a nasty manner |
| NICHOLAS | & 24A 1839 novel by Charles Dickens featuring the character Newman Noggs (8,8) |
| DOMITIUS | & 24A Most devoted friend of Antony who defects to Caesar in William Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra (8,9) |
| SUMERIAN | US marine fighting one of old people (like 24A) (8) |
| ELOQUENT | Well-spoken lot 24A upset (8) |
| DARKNESS | & 24A 1979 novel by William Golding (8,7) |
| TOMORROW | & 24A 1997 action film starring Pierce Brosnan as James Bond (8,5,4) |
| HUMBER | 8 doubt expressed before using most of federal capital (6) |
| COMETOTHEBOIL | Approach a particular nasty spot and reach a critical state (4,2,3,4) |
| DEADMANS | & 24A 2008 novel by Peter James (4,4,9) |
| CHEERS | Thanks expressed before drinking? (6) |
| UMBILICAL | Doubt expressed before bishop abandons scriptural life-giving connection |
