| DOGINTHEMANGER | Drink them after party and irritate spoilsport (3,2,3,6) |
| DOLOROUS | Wake up without energy after party and look blue (8) |
| DOODAHS | Ghost shortly returning after party and things we cannot name (7) |
| DOLEFUL | Left after party and wasted fuel - sad |
| MANINTHESTREET | Ordinary person entertains them after work (3,2,3,6) |
| MAKEITSNAPPY | 'Giddy-up' and irritate the creature (4,2,6) |
| EYELASH | One may have a flutter - and irritate a pupil, loosely |
| PEDANTRY | Nitpicking editor to be critical about and irritate |
| CARDIGAN | Garment's stiff material beginning to itch and irritate back (8) |
| ROIL | Disturb and irritate someone |
| GADGET | Contrivance you wander about and irritate people with? (6) |
| TENDERFEET | Rookies, and what ails them after long hike? |
| LAUNDER | Carry off the goods and quietly wash them after a loss (7) |
| PLUNDER | Carry off the goods and quietly wash them after a loss (7) |
| GETSDOWN | Dismounts and irritates one (4,4) |
| BUGS | Eavesdrops and irritates (4) |
| GOLANHEIGHTS | Some people are afraid of them after Anglo collapse and, if we go there, are we going into a disputed area? (5,7) |
| ACHES | Pitchers may get them after a game |
| REUNIONS | People meet at them after a period of time apart (8) |
| CALLS | You wait for them after auditions |
