| PORTWINESTAIN | For starters, half of 36 across in the bar ain't working - it's a blemish on one's image (4-4,5) |
| SPOT | Content in newspapers potentially is a blemish on one's character (4) |
| LIONCUB | New club keeps one working - it's a pride issue (4,3) |
| BRITANNIA | Our female representative, in bar, ain't drunk (9) |
| STORM | Characters at the end of 36 across in The Tempest (5) |
| TALKTONOBODY | Whatever you say, say nothing to 18 across? For starters, half the town use it to describe one of th |
| PREENS | Works on one's image, in a way |
| PHOTOSHOPS | Works on one's image, in a way |
| DREW | Worked on one's image? |
| PRAIRIE | Work on one's image before broadcast? That is plain (7) |
| DEMERIT | Blemish on one's school record |
| STAIN | Blemish on one's reputation |
| SAFETYCURTAIN | Security dog ain't working in front of stage (6,7) |
| BLOT | A stain made by ink, paint etc; or, by extension, a blemish on a person's character or reputation (4) |
| STRIPTHEGEARS | Do 36-Across in the worst possible way |
| FADE | Gradual increase or decrease in volume in music; or, a dissolve from one image to another in film (4) |
| SCAR | It's a blemish in anyone's carpet (4) |
| MARK | The point is, it's a blemish (4) |
| SCARAB | A blemish on the sailor turns out to be a beetle (6) |
| SUNSPOT | A blemish on the most radiant of faces |
