| BEAGOODSPORT | Don't annoy the losers, as Beatrice is not bad at judo (2,1,4,5) |
| GOODSPEECH | Is not bad at connecting address to what's expected of best man (4,6) |
| BEE | On the outside, Beatrice is a hard worker (3) |
| ABOUT | Much Ado ___ Nothing, Shakespeare play in which 8A appeared as Beatrice on stage (5) |
| BUGLES | These instruments don't annoy as much cut short?(6) |
| FOOLSERRAND | Worked for loser as well as an unproductive enterprise (5,6) |
| OARLESS | Game loser, as unable to catch a crab (7) |
| TROUBLESOME | Don't annoy everybody by being vexatious (11) |
| LETALONE | Don't annoy |
| LETLIE | Don't annoy |
| LETLIVE | Don't annoy |
| ENDORSE | Back loser, as Cockney might say (7) |
| ASGOODASGOLD | Something the alchemist is looking for is not bad! (2,4,2,4) |
| RUBBERCHEQUE | With which the loser at bridge paid his debt? |
| BATTLEOFWITS | Presumably the loser here will die laughing, as it's a funny way of fighting (6,2,4) |
| TRADEFAIR | Business not bad at the marketing exhibition (5,4) |
| ASGOOD | Flipping African country not bad at being equally effective (2,4) |
| LITOTES | Tales about small child not bad at all, say? |
| REPOINTS | Makes the facade look better when the material is not bad (8) |
| TUGOFWAR | Event in which the first over the line are the losers |
