| MANFLU | Departed hastily, we hear, following staff complaint that's exaggerated (3,3) |
| WALDORFSALAD | Democrat unhappily following staff rule about food (7,5) |
| AILMENT | Cycling back around staff complaint (7) |
| VACUUMING | Housework by wife primarily, we hear, following holiday to China? (9) |
| MEATEATER | He favours flesh wobble, we hear, following excellent cut |
| UPSTAIRS | Goggles constructed we hear, following awake senior servant (8,4) |
| MAID | Goggles constructed we hear, following awake senior servant (8,4) |
| MADE | ___ off : departed hastily? (4) |
| STAGEY | Good person, mature, with yen that's exaggerated |
| FEEBLE | Retired English lecturer with a complaint that's weak (6) |
| NAVYBLUE | A shade puffed I hear following the fleet (4,4) |
| RABBITBOARD | It was a local authority tired I hear following the poor athlete (6,5) |
| WARRANTS | Justifies diatribes one hears following The Troubles (8) |
| OVERDID | Scorer heading ball to back of crowd? That's exaggerated (7) |
| OVERSTATEMENT | Condition people included in public announcement that's exaggerated (13) |
| OVERDRAWN | Having problem with account that's exaggerated |
| OVERTHETOP | Up and down? That's exaggerated |
| GOOVERTHETOP | Overreact having turn that's exaggerated (2,4,3,3) |
| BLOWNUP | Fancy pub now bringing in pounds? That's exaggerated (5,2) |
| THEATRICAL | Trail cheat spoiled? That's exaggerated (10) |
