| ATTAR | Essential oil at return of deserter |
| PORTFOLIO | Cash left aboard at return of oil spill |
| TUTTI | All the players express disapproval at return of it |
| SHRINKBACK | Recoil at return of psychiatrist |
| SMUG | Complacently pleased at return of large drinking vessels |
| WOTAN | Present outside at return of a legendary god |
| ATTRACTED | At return of cart, Edward became fascinated (9) |
| STIGMATA | Shame at return of special marks (8) |
| HOTCROSSBUNS | "1 2, 2 2, ___" - passionate and angry at return of rebuff (3,5,4) |
| SPARTA | Practice fighting at return to state of Greeks (6) |
| DEFECATOR | One producingdischarge from army, initially, in case of deserter (9) |
| REDBERETS | Paras brazen initially in beating up of deserter (3,6) |
| ERRATA | Printing mistakes of deserter in Time (6) |
| NARRATIVE | Story of deserter hiding in ravine foolishly (9) |
| STATEMENT | Having driven around, got together at return for presentation |
| OGLED | Looked at return to go before went first |
| BOURGUINNONNE | Fondue -, dish of small cubes of meat cooked in hot oil at the table (13) |
| ABOLITION | Getting rid of sailor into oil at sea (9) |
| CRUETSET | A collection of containers holding pepper, salt, vinegar or oil at table (5,3) |
| SPIT | When petrels feel threatened they will ___ globs of regurgitated food and oil at their attacker which stinks |