| EQUIPOISE | English witticism is put into Old English for balance |
| OVERSEE | Supervise poetry being put into Old English |
| NOPUNINTENDED | The witticism is purely fortuitous (2,3,8) |
| TREAD | Energy put into old jazz step (5) |
| ERNIEWISE | Els, we follow, is into old English comic (5,4) |
| EQUIPMENT | Tackle English witticism intended for audience |
| JOEBLOGGS | Mr Average puts energy into task, and 'Good' is put into records (3,6) |
| IMPLEMENT | Easy to get rid of small soldiers before troop leader is put into action (9) |
| REMAINDER | Stay with German article for balance |
| INARREARS | Reportedly they are responsible for balance being overdue (2,7) |
| TIGHTROPE | Poet right to change line, for balance |
| INNEREARS | Organs used for balance |
| ORESTEIA | Others, into Old English, ripping up Greek plays |
| ORANGE | Called into old English house in the Netherlands (6) |
| ORATE | Traitor, into Old English, to give speech |
| EQUIP | English witticism to provide kit (5) |
| ONEHORSERACE | Working on research into Old English? The others don't stand a chance! (3-5,4) |
| MAT | A veritable magic carpet of a word whose etymological journey travels from ancient Semitic languages through Latin and into Old English to mean a bijou rug, drink coaster, mousepad, place setting or y |
| PACIFIST | Condition is put into agreement for one seeking to avoid conflict (8) |
| DISPUTES | Is put into first debate points for arguments (8) |
