| ATCROSSPURPOSES | Crap spouses sort out not communicating effectively (2,5,8) |
| LIGHTNINGSTRIKE | Spontaneous coming out not supposed to be repeated in one place |
| INAPPREHENSIBLE | Be plain: her spine has been straightened out, not understood (15) |
| UNEATEN | Not out, not bowled, not taken in |
| UNDATED | Not taken out, not having the time? (7) |
| SOMEWHAT | Not all thaw out - not altogether (8) |
| RECENT | The middle out out not long ago (61 |
| NONE | Not one to back out, not one (4) |
| PEBBLY | Exercise catching Peter out, not Sandy? (6) |
| BLAMELESS | Mabel turned out not guite so innocent |
| OMNIVORE | Move in or out, not a fussy eater (8) |
| VYING | On the way out, not dead but very competitive (5) |
| UNKEPT | Dishevelled maiden thrown out, not treated as mistress? (6) |
| ALFRESCO | Orc with fleas should be put out, not in the house (8) |
| REFUTABLE | True fable turned out not necessarily true (9) |
| MEMENTO | Note copied out not a reminder (7) |
| SOPHISTICATED | Drops aitches it turned out, not right posh (13) |
| CONNOTE | Mean, once out, not to come in |
| THIRDRATE | Drier that conked out, not top quality |
| UNHYGIENIC | Guy in niche turned out not to be clean (10) |
