| PASSEDON | Died, having spread infection (6,2) |
| ROTTENAPPLE | Enter laptop for repair, one liable to spread infection |
| CONTAMINATES | Stew contains meat and spreads infection (12) |
| TRAIPSED | Walked tiredly having spread it out (8) |
| GRANDCRU | Old lady died having cold game and fine wine |
| DEFLATED | US lawman upset recently died having lost hope (8) |
| ORANGE | Tree that's old, having spread |
| CURRANT | Fruit tart having spread inside (7) |
| PALETTE | Range of colours allowed having spread around |
| TANGLED | Enmeshed fish died, having had temperature (7) |
| DRAINED | Exhausted, died, having fallen |
| ENTANGLED | Star, losing the lead, died, having complications |
| PRADO | Artist died having had work put back around gallery |
| CODE | Actor died having lost odd set of principles (4) |
| PRETEND | Fake groom died, having introduced tango |
| SMELLED | Suspected pirate died having penned lines (7) |
| ODESSA | Died having suffered flaying back in seaport (6) |
| DISPIRITED | Died having swallowed drink when depressed (10) |
| DAREDEVIL | Died, having been alive a long time, turning reckless |
| DISSIDENT | Died having insisted revolution was unorthodox (9) |
