| PEDIGREE | Family, edgier unfortunately, after gym |
| SMIDGEON | Bit by dog, mine unfortunately, after seconds (8) |
| PROVE | Show's over, unfortunately, after first part of play |
| NASTY | Unpleasant stay, unfortunately, after November (5) |
| COLERIDGE | Poet sadly edgier after depression |
| EVERSO | Very, very sore unfortunately after ending on backside (4,2) |
| STANDTOGETHER | Show unity having got there unfortunately after stoppage (5,8) |
| ACADEMY | Day came, unfortunately, after umbrella in Elliot Page superhero series (7) |
| SECONDMORTGAGE | Got a germ, unfortunately, after time, and another loan (6,8) |
| PEKINESE | After gym, family starts to exercise strong, eager, dog |
| PEDUNCLE | Stalk member of family, following daughter after gym (8) |
| MIDGEURE | Cambuslang star edgier when wandering around university after end of term (5,3) |
| EVENED | Made regular eleven edgier to some extent |
| UNEASIER | Edgier |
| TENSER | Edgier |
| LURID | Sensational edgier curls twisted now and then (5) |
| EGGED | Pegg edgier, secretly provoked (5) |
| HONE | Make edgier, in a way |
| PEDDLED | After gym, theologian was first to get flogged (7) |
| PEEVE | Bug always contracted after gym session |