| ROUGHHEWN | Cut, but not polished, when suggested? (5-4) |
| CUTACROSS | Took a short cut, but sat on a crocus by mistake! (3,6) |
| UNREFINED | Not polished |
| THEBIGGER | Geezer half-cut, but right price negotiated, which takes everything into consideration (3,6,7) |
| CAREGIVER | Going round, say, a touch ironically, "He's made cuts but he is looking after you" (9) |
| VALENTINE | Fast to no avail, it's suggested? Drug required, darling (9) |
| NEWCASTLE | English city, as Celt suggested? |
| UNSAVOURY | Revolting sweet, it's suggested? (9) |
| FLAGRANCE | Outrageous quality of criminal across the Channel, it's suggested? |
| SPOKENFOR | Taken - as cardinal suggested? |
| MATTHEW | Religious book not polished, needing cut |
| DUSTY | Such an answer is obviously not polished (5) |
| CRUDE | Vineyard device lacking essential element? It's not polished (5) |
| GRASS | Blades that don't cut ... but that are themselves cut |
| MASSIVE | ...not one that's calm, has power-cut but enormous (7) |
| AMATEURISH | With a degree, true: his work is not polished (10) |
| MATZO | Biscuit not polished off: little weight returns |
| BADHAIRDAYS | Times when it all goes wrong, diary has suggested ? (3,4,4) |
| WAFFLES | Will writing weakness show up? Length cut but doesn't avoid 27 (7) |
| FORELIMB | Film Robe is cut, but display of front leg remains (8) |
