| PUCK | Courage left out, and Shakespearean spirit (4) |
| CAIN | Old pair in Bell Canada left out and dismissed (4,3,4) |
| CHEF | Cook, one seen in bars, left out and drinking hard (4) |
| ANDABEL | Old pair in Bell Canada left out and dismissed (4,3,4) |
| MIDDLECHILD | Sibling who stereotypically feels left out, and a hint to the little one hiding in 17-, 23-, 34- and |
| HANDED | Felt left out and passed over |
| FRAYING | Raggedy pants fairly left out and no good (7) |
| ISTANBUL | But Ian's left out and put in his place (8) |
| TROUNCED | Trod on uncle, left out and completely thrashed (8) |
| WALKER | Pedestrian jazz performer left out and replaced by King (6) |
| LEVEL | Woman twice left out, and that's straight! (5) |
| ANVIL | Ivan gets left out and does his block with Smithy |
| FATIGUE | Mix a glue that's left out and fit exhaust (7) |
| OMITTED | Left out and timed to create havoc (7) |
| HOMONYM | Man and Shakespearean corporal's similar-sounding name |
| LYSANDER | Spartan leader and Shakespearean character (8) |
| ARIEL | A paperwhite narcissus - and Shakespearean sprite (5) |
| SONNET | Really, news should cover French and Shakespearean verse (6) |
| CLEOPATRA | Antony and ---------, Shakespearean play (9) |
| OVERAWE | Gob-smack when love left out and war turns up from the East (7) |
