| TWOTIMING | Deceiving couple with careful judgement (3-6) |
| DREAMTEAM | Top couple with a vision? (5,4) |
| MAINBRACE | At sea, couple with rum to drink, when spliced (9) |
| DISREPAIR | Appalling couple with son in poor state |
| COPARENTS | Separated couple with kids, say |
| ASSIDUOUS | Diligent couple with American following a ship linked to India (9) |
| SURRENDER | America repelled royal couple with "Terminator". Capitulation! (9) |
| AFFRONTED | Offended a female couple with two masculine names (9) |
| ITEMISING | Putting together catalogue for couple with island shop |
| PACIFISTS | Peaceniks marching off couple with belligerent gestures (9) |
| DECIDUOUS | Start of last month: couple with us like certain trees (9) |
| ASSOCIATE | Couple with nearly equal status |
| DRIFTWOOD | Doctor, having provided couple with excess of drugs, may be washed up (9) |
| CIVETCAT | Animal, canine, I have, with careful approach, turned back (5,3) |
| SCHOOLOFTHOUGHT | Approach training with careful consideration? (6,2,7) |
| CORPUSCLE | It is possible to credit couples with a bit of blood (9) |
| EYECONTACT | Detective with careful approach securing prisoner's appearance of trust? (3,7) |
| CONSIDERATION | With careful thought, a payment may be made (13) |
| RESTRICTED | Confined again with careful reporter |
| SYLLABIC | Pronounced with careful distinction during silly cab journey (8) |
