| DOONESLEVELBEST | Distressed noble sees old vet make every possible effort (2,4,5,4) |
| TURTLEDOVE | True old vet, possibly a gentle sort |
| WAVELETS | Around Snowdonia, eccentric vet makes little ripples |
| SWAPLIFESTORIES | What old vets might do? |
| GOALLOUT | Make every possible effort? (2,3,3) |
| LEAVE | & 6 What diligent geologists will do to make every possible effort (5,2,5,8) |
| BYALLMEANS | In every possible way with every possible effort (2,3,5) |
| FALLOVERONESELF | A loner levels off struggling to make every effort (4,4,7) |
| GOTOGREATLENGTH | Make every effort |
| DOINGALLONECAN | Making every possible effort, cooking an entire tin (5,3,3,3) |
| WENTTOTHEWALL | Made every possible effort |
| UTMOST | Do one's ___, phrase meaning 'to make the greatest possible effort' (6) |
| ROTOR | Eddy sees old queen going both ways over time |
| DARKNESS | Penny sees old ship head for the shadows (8) |
| GROVELLER | Creep sees old king send love to Latin queen (9) |
| DROSS | Doctor sees old ship as rubbish (5) |
| MACBETH | 8 sees old woman caught by Hebrew character (7) |
| EXPLOSION | Outburst sees old spool in disarray (9) |
| ATHENS | While touring at that time one sees old city (6) |
| TEESSIDE | Amidst current, itinerant sees old shipbuilding area (8) |
