| SWEAROFF | Decide to avoid latest of drugs and lose potency (5,3) |
| WEARSOFF | Loses potency, like a painkiller |
| EPICURE | Gourmet in grand desire to avoid latest in dieting (7) |
| ETCETERA | Ace setter surprisingly avoids latest in crosswords and the like (2,6) |
| ASISEEIT | In my opinion, absent relative is on couple of drugs and it is extreme (2,1,3,2) |
| EXAMPLES | Test to establish potency of the French specimens |
| PROVERBS | Show style of music linked to latest of fabulous sayings (8) |
| BIOASSAY | Measuring potency (of a substance) by its effect on cells |
| SIRLOINS | Gentleman with symbol of potency: red meat (8) |
| STRONGLY | How you object to the potency being increased? (8) |
| SPEAKERS | Lindsay Hoyle is the latest of these in the House of Commons (8) |
| PENALISE | Punish Penny and Elaine at work about latest of infractions (8) |
| STRENGTH | Physical brawn; mental resilience; potency of a drink or a medicine; or, a person's metier (8) |
| SPOTKICK | See potency in penalty (4,4) |
| SCHILLER | Dramatist putting latest of novels on ice, perhaps? (8) |
| SPLITSUP | Latest of machines: it pulps nuts as well as separates (6,2) |
| EMPHASIS | Latest of five unfortunate mishaps causes stress (8) |
| IMPULSES | Edge aside from latest of Mr Bean’s brainwaves |
| IRRITATE | Furious about IT after latest of computer bug (8) |
| DISTRUST | Treat suspiciously inspector with swagger about latest of crimes (8) |
