| OVERSEA | Finished chair, taking last off by boat (7) |
| SATRAP | Provincial governor was in the chair, taking a knock (6) |
| ARRESTS | Nicks bits of chairs, taking away millions (7) |
| GRANGES | Country houses taking last bit of water in river (7) |
| DESSERT | Leave, taking last of Christmas pudding (7) |
| NAMIBIA | Bloke returning to Spanish Isle taking last bit of whizz in country (7) |
| MEASURE | As you are soundly taking last place after me, estimate how long (7) |
| NOSTRUM | Quack remedy lad rejected, taking last of potent spirit |
| SINNING | Doing wrong part of test, taking last piece first |
| MUGGINS | Poor judge taking last grand from robberies |
| SEENOTE | Observe ordinary guy taking last trick and understand what's funny (3,4) |
| NOTATALL | No thanks required by count, last off, so don't mention it (3,2,3) |
| STEENBOK | Creature with wonky knee's to be last off |
| BRIEFS | Prepares item that may be first on and last off? (6) |
| MEDALLIST | I'm led, last off and unlikely to be winner! (9) |
| ORATOR | Painter taking last month off -- he can talk (6) |
| TABOO | Prohibition scuppered boat taking last of stingo (5) |
| LEAPYEAR | A player sadly taking last place in the quadrennial event (4,4) |
| JINX | Black Magic? Jack admitted taking last one in box (4) |
| SWAG | Footballers" Wives taking last first prize (4) |
