| SACKFUL | Fantastic luck as female comes into large amount (7) |
| CELTICSEA | Ice castle could melt into large amount of water (6,3) |
| LAUGHINGSTOCK | Fantastic luck: 'Not haggis, Aunt Sally' (8,5) |
| DISTAFF | Large chap backing female - as female (7) |
| TUSSORE | To-do when female comes out in ripped fabric |
| HOTHAND | Sustained period of luck, as with dice |
| GLACIER | One hundred and one fell into large turbulent icy river (7) |
| ALIASES | Take a yacht into large body of water, turning handles (7) |
| BUSHPIG | Push contraption into large, wild animal (7) |
| TORMENT | Curse as no room squeezing into big top? (7) |
| PITFALL | Unexpected problem as female piece of advice upset everyone (7) |
| MOTHERS | Brings up issue as female, partly from other standpoint (7) |
| BANSHEE | Has-been cast as female spirit (7) |
| YOUANDI | "Till we meet, once again, ...; Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye," sang Gracie Fields (3,3,1) |
| ALBERGO | Book into large, rambling old Italian inn |
| LIMPOPO | Father breaks into large car in river |
| MADNESS | Finale turned into large-scale frenzy |
| SWADDLE | Wife tucked into large portion of eg lamb wrap |
| TSUNAMI | Nuts pushed French friend into huge wave (7) |
| DAHLIAS | Sail had been turned into big bloomers (7) |