| ODALISQUE | Female slave quailed so, getting thrashed |
| IDEALISTIC | Practically impossible, what I do mostly when holding the pack and then getting pontoon (10) |
| CHICKENINGOUT | First two Italians nuke gnocchi, making a mess and then getting cold feet |
| CLAMMEDUP | Made no comment, getting thrashed in important match? (7,2) |
| PYGMALION | Play golf with Olympian, getting thrashed (9) |
| CANDELA | Lad getting thrashed with cane? It demonstrates brightness (7) |
| BEATEN | Bully initially scoffed getting thrashed (6) |
| SELFAWARE | Conscious of Wales, fear getting thrashed (4-5) |
| ALIBABA | Fictional character with the female slave Morgiana |
| BONDWOMAN | 007's female slave? (9) |
| BONDMAID | Female slave who has won the affection of a spy? |
| ELIZA | A female slave in Uncle Tom's Cabin (5) |
| ATTHECINEMA | Where to see The A-Team in colour, originally getting thrashed (2,3,6) |
| WHACK | Scouser's mate absorbs first of hits, so getting another |
| GOBSMACKED | Staggered - so getting teeth knocked out, possibly? |
| JARGON | Resistance to travel in midwinter, so getting special terms |
| TUSSOCK | Badly stuck, so getting the hump |
| ASWARM | Crawling, so getting close |
| ABOLISH | Boil has burst, so getting wipe out |
| LAMPLIT | So getting benefit of the Enlightenment from Florence? |
