| SNEERING | Displaying contempt, in a way |
| JEER | Show contempt, in a way |
| BAH | Characters disturb a hypothesis of contempt, in a manner of speaking (3) |
| SPAT | Showed contempt in a trifling argument (4) |
| DISAPPEAR | Treat a lord with contempt in speech and make a quick exit (9) |
| TASTY | Inviting contempt in the end, a dirty abode (5) |
| BRONXCHEER | Informal term for a raspberry or sound of contempt in the U.S. (5,5) |
| APISHLY | Half-hearted friend stifles expression of contempt in an asinine imitative way |
| DIS | Treat with contempt, in slang |
| DISRESPECT | Contempt in crushing spiders, etc. (10) |
| EMPTINESS | Contempt, in essence, conceals void (9) |
| SHADE | Subtle expression of contempt, in modern lingo |
| HISS | Utter contempt in this style |
| OCCURRENCE | Cold person, deserving contempt in encore, spoilt event (10) |
| KASBAH | Alcohol mostly rejected with expression of contempt in North African quarter |
| PEEKABOO | Sly look with an expression of contempt in the game (8) |
| APIECEOFCAKE | Answer tart president with trace of contempt in made-up child's play (1,5,2,4) |
| SNEERED | Rene's Ed went out and showed contempt in so doing (7) |
| SPITTINGON | Showing contempt for, in a way |
| SONICBOOM | Makes a lot of noise up there as relative in charge shows contempt for Frenchman (5,4) |
