| TWILIT | Fool I left imprisoned in semi-darkness |
| SHRIVEL | Wither like the liverish fool I left (7) |
| HALFLIGHT | Escape by Henry in semi-darkness (4-5) |
| MID | Averagely located in semi-darkness |
| GLOOM | Good weaver in semi-darkness (5) |
| TWILIGHT | White light he got out in semi-darkness (8) |
| HIPPOPOTAMI | For African natives, if left imprisoned, could I be described as a funky Asian dictator? (11) |
| SHADE | Semi darkness found in the underworld |
| THROTTLER | Essentially, Terry-Thomas's cad left imprisoned; what a choker! |
| GUERRILLA | One left imprisoned by regular, reformed freedom fighter (9) |
| DELILAH | Strongman's betrayer summoned back, left imprisoned (7) |
| ASSIMILATION | Taking in fool, I toil - man, I struggle (12) |
| YORICK | Fool I see in Richard's house - or Denmark's? (6) |
| INITIATE | One fool I took in, having special knowledge |
| ARDEN | "I met a fool i' the forest" forest |
| PORTFOLIO | One's investments left with fool I replaced (9) |
| NITWIT | Fool, I note, upset with another fool |
| IDIOT | Being a fool, I do time. I am inside (5) |
| IGNITION | Good fool I love in home - it's because of the spark (8) |
| UNITISED | A fool, I invested in the opposite of mint, converted to a trust |
