| FASTBOWLER | Cricketer bats, surprisingly, in red |
| BOTANIST | Plant scientist into bats, surprisingly |
| MOTORBOAT | Transport with room to bat, surprisingly |
| LEDERHOSEN | Elder shone surprisingly in Alpine gear (10) |
| BRILLIANTLY | Fish ending in lagoon in Italy surprisingly in superb fashion (11) |
| NAILED | Surprisingly in lead, fixed in place (6) |
| PONTEFRACT | West Yorkshire town's ref not surprisingly in agreement (10) |
| SWANSEA | Was sane, surprisingly, in Welsh city (7) |
| ROSSANDCROMARTY | Lawrence can marry Dot, surprisingly, in the old county |
| CHANSONDEGESTE | Tense changed so surprisingly in French poem |
| CHENGDU | CND huge, surprisingly, in this Far East city |
| UNDINE | Water spirit appearing surprisingly in nude |
| MIDSEASON | Madison Square empty, surprisingly, in heart of winter? |
| AIRFLOWS | Passion flower opens out, surprisingly, in draughts (8) |
| BRITISHMUSEUM | Umber suits him, surprisingly , in this exhibition building |
| EGGTIMER | Get grime surprisingly in a kitchen accessory (3,5) |
| EPSILON | No spiel, surprisingly, in letter from Greece |
| TRONDHEIM | Mentor hid surprisingly in Scandinavian city (9) |
| ELEPHANT | Big creature a help surprisingly in section of hospital (8) |
| ECOFRIENDLY | Nod fiercely, surprisingly in environmental harmony (11) |
