| LASERBEAM | Corrupt, base male holding butt of revolver: 007 was nearly killed by one (5,4) |
| ICEOVER | One with mask holding butt of rifle - freeze! (3,4) |
| INEPTITUDE | Clumsiness of Putin tied to corrupt base (10) |
| EMPLOYS | Uses base male manoeuvres (7) |
| TUSSLE | Fight thugs regularly, getting very nearly killed |
| DECISION | Finding unwanted signals nearly killed American from the south |
| FIREARM | Weapon male provided, raised holding butt (7) |
| ROGERMOORE | Understood to go before M - 007, was he? (5,5) |
| ETON | Where 007 was expelled from |
| TRENDY | Attempt holding butt in (6) |
| TAXONOMIC | Male holding nerve, partly in charge of systematising classes |
| HEARTHRUG | Catch ruffian grabbing muzzle of revolver: it's placed nearby to fire (6,3) |
| WASHOUT | A complete failure was nearly finished off by a round of drinks (7) |
| COLT | Samuel ___, 19th-century inventor of a type of revolver (4) |
| IMPRUDENCE | Putting either end of revolver into mouth shows lack of caution |
| BOB | Emmerdale chap who was nearly swindled by his daughter Carly (3,4) |
| NOEL | ___ Garcia, Casualty receptionist who was nearly replaced by computers (4) |
| SEAWALL | Mole was nearly left to be eaten by marine mammal (3,4) |
| FEARFUL | Was nearly consumed with trepidation, so was quite anxious (7) |
| APPROACHED | Was nearly as good as authorised verse being replaced by a church |
