| LETALONE | Deadly but not hard, one is much less (3,5) |
| EASYMEAT | Not hard, one hears, to come upon soft target (4,4) |
| RAKEIN | Make much of hike - not hard one - in wet weather |
| ICIER | Here on foreign trip, monarch is much less friendly |
| MEDUSA | Her look was deadly but she could be amused (6) |
| LETHAL | Deadly, but allowed by Prince Henry (6) |
| LIGAMENT | It binds, is light but not hard, and possesses the last word (8) |
| CHIMERIC | Fantastic sound, strong but not hard |
| MULTIPLE | Many crackers -- I pull them, but not hard (8) |
| TOUGHIES | Challenging puzzles - though apart from one hard one, oddly easy (8) |
| PROBLEMS | Difficulties supporting mistake - hard one to let go (8) |
| CONCRETE | Meet a hard one who can deceive a whole island (8) |
| SHOULDER | There may be a hard one on the side of the road |
| HANNIBAL | Noted general, hard one with a monstrous appetite first off (8) |
| HOLINESS | Hard one at work in lesson represented dedication? (8) |
| EMPHATIC | Forceful politician, hard one to quote without getting upset |
| RESPIGHI | Italian composer nearly quit about piano, hard one |
| DONTHOLD | It will probably never be finished in truth - hard one? Bloody impossible! (4,4,4,6) |
| SHINGLES | A painful disease, of the hard ones to catch (8) |
| LOUNGER | Chair is deep but not wide, long but not hard (7) |
