| WRETCHED | Engraved by a gutless wonder - pitiful! |
| MANTRA | Say Om, engraved by craftsman traditionally (6) |
| PORTER | Require trophy, on reflection, to be engraved by concierge |
| WRITES | A gutless wonder in opposition, ends ties and composes a letter |
| WRETCH | Have a gutless wonder impress a deplorably unfortunate individual |
| WEARS | A sea change for a gutless wonder, gets on one's nerves |
| PAULLAWRIE | Personal assistant extremely useful trapping a gutless wonder in lie with 6Ac great (4,6) |
| LEANDER | Hero-worshipper, a gutless nerd, crushed by unpleasant stare (7) |
| MAJESTIC | James I was a gutless cheat, wrongly characterised by grandeur |
| LAMENTABLE | Men bleat about a trainee? That's pitiful! (10) |
| HOUDINI | A world-famous escape artist set free a gutless Iraqi hound (7) |
| PRECIPICE | Drop short summary, a gutless article (9) |
| APT | Inclined to be a gutless participant (3) |
| EMPEROR | He rules fifth-rate politician's a gutless mistake |
| ATTLEE | PM in general beyond a gutless twit (6) |
| PUTTPUTT | Car with a gutless engine |
| BACKOUT | Withdraw a gutless cook taking part in contest? (4,3) |
| ASTRIDE | Standing over a gutless tackler in team? (7) |
| LATRINE | Toilet queue overwhelms a gutless turnstile-operator |
| PATHETIC | Father, the twitch is pitiful! (8) |
