| MAKESSENSE | Forces one to feel it isn't silly |
| OVEREXERTS | Forces one to work too hard by Devon river by rights! (10) |
| NONONSENSE | Refusal, French one, to feel down-to-earth (2-8) |
| ENERVATING | Gave in rent sporadically, causing one to feel drained of energy |
| MILITARIES | Forces one learner, entering American university, to sign (10) |
| OUTFIELDER | His position isn't silly, although upheld by unpopular senior figure |
| THINKAGAIN | Imagine a profit would force one to change one's opinion (5,5) |
| FROGMARCH | It forces one to move forward, mostly from end of spring to St Patrick's Day parade, for one (9) |
| COMPELS | Forces one to become close to one's Member of Parliament (7) |
| BEDSHEET | One's prone to feel it in retirement? (8) |
| SUSPENDS | Forces one to hang about instead of going to work |
| MAKESAMENDS | Forces one to get repairs to provide compensation (5,6) |
| MADESENSE | Forced to feel it was logical (4,5) |
| TAKEITTOHEART | Come to feel it in earnest (4,2,2,5) |
| EVICTS | Forces one to find a new occupation |
| FELICITATE | Congratulate this cat: I feel it moving (10) |
| POOROLDSOUL | How to plod our way to Oslo? One to feel sorry for! (4,3,4) |
| EMBARRASSING | Causing one to feel awkward (12) |
| NOSTRUM | Absence of monotonous sound may help one to feel better (7) |
| DISCONCERTING | Causing one to feel unsettled (13) |
