| CONDONE | Forgive a prisoner, say, being utterly exhausted (7) |
| REMANDS | Sends a prisoner, say, back into custody on bail, etc (7) |
| CONSTABULARY | Prisoner, say, brutal about police... |
| ABSOLVE | Forgive a bishop on crack (7) |
| EATCROW | Face up to being utterly wrong |
| DRAINED | Utterly exhausted |
| TRACTOR | One's right about Brando, say, being a big drawer (7) |
| DESSERT | Defect, you say, being perhaps a fool (7) |
| OATMEAL | Old retired volunteers with tea, say, being pale brown (7) |
| INTEGER | Number, say, being buried in Bury (7) |
| SOFTROE | Quiet exercise at river, say, being something of a fish |
| RETREAT | Queen stopping King Edward, say, being sent back to refuge (7) |
| AVIATES | Flies found with article by TV, say, being turned over (7) |
| AGELONG | Taking an eternity arriving, say, being held up |
| SEVENTH | Keep quiet about race, say, being behind six others |
| ELEGIES | Laments English fibs, say, being included |
| PAYCASH | Chap say, being broke, has to settle like this? |
| NOHARM | First-half-of-a-phrase-used-to-forgive-a-benign-mistake |
| ABANDONED | Gave up being utterly wicked |
| BIGOT | He is large and back to being utterly intolerant (5) |