| ASWARM | Crawling, so getting close |
| IDEALISTIC | Practically impossible, what I do mostly when holding the pack and then getting pontoon (10) |
| CHICKENINGOUT | First two Italians nuke gnocchi, making a mess and then getting cold feet |
| GOBSMACKED | Staggered - so getting teeth knocked out, possibly? |
| ODALISQUE | Female slave quailed so, getting thrashed |
| TUSSOCK | Badly stuck, so getting the hump |
| ABOLISH | Boil has burst, so getting wipe out |
| LAMPLIT | So getting benefit of the Enlightenment from Florence? |
| MATCHLESS | So getting lighter might help? Excellent! (9) |
| STILL | Even so, getting the picture (5) |
| WHACK | Scouser's mate absorbs first of hits, so getting another (5) |
| JARGON | Resistance to travel in midwinter, so getting special terms |
| RAISONDETRE | Retrained, so getting to work: it's why I'm here |
| BLAMER | Carrying the can, lad, and so getting MBE (6) |
| LHASAAPSO | Owns article one sort of dog ate, so getting another dog (5,4) |
| SEALOFAPPROVAL | See fine father backed amid terrible palaver so getting official acceptance? (4,2,8) |
| CONSOLE | So getting the figure in shape will make you feel better (7) |
| SOUPCON | So, getting up, do have a little bit (7) |
| MOUNTINGUP | Piling high so getting on your horse? (8,2) |
| SCHOENBERG | Serial scorer's off bench, so getting some work done |
