| COLONS | Dotty little things going around, that is, in colonies |
| REELS | Things going around in circles on docks |
| DOMINO | Tenor misses opening of Gotterdammerung, a dotty little thing (6) |
| ORBIT | One thing going around another thing in space |
| LADYBIRD | Hen possibly a dotty little creature (8) |
| LINGER | Hang around, that is, in ladies" underwear (6) |
| LINGERIE | Hang around, that is, in underwear (8) |
| CREEPIEST | Spectre flying around that is frightening in the extreme |
| AFRICANDAISIES | Continental is sad running around, that is, for gerberas |
| BHEESTIE | His job is to bring water and light gas -- having no matches around, that is |
| READIES | Peruses around, that is, for cash (7) |
| ANXIETIES | An unknown obligation's around that is causing concerns |
| WEAKSPIRITED | A king with alcohol and tobacco around that is easily led (4-8) |
| LOLLIES | Lazes around, that is, with sticky sweets (7) |
| FREEBIE | Fine ale around that is gift (7) |
| PIECEMEAL | Place me wandering around, that is, bit by bit (9) |
| FIESTA | Fast moving around - that is a carnival (6) |
| LOONIES | Idiots - when you get birds around that is (7) |
| CAMARADERIE | Group of drinkers keeping a wine around that is creating positive vibe between people |
| ANTS | Tiny insects that live in colonies (4) |
