| BETROTHED | Gamble with rubbish, he would ___ briefly engaged (9) |
| FAIN | "...he would ___ flee out of his hand" (Job 27:22) |
| LIBERATOR | Gladstone for one almost elevating rubbish he delivers |
| ECCLESTON | Christopher _, briefly played The Doctor in Doctor Who (9) |
| GOBETWEEN | Intermediary's game gamble with small gain, ultimately (2-7) |
| GREENBELT | Jealous learner involved in gamble with land round city (5,4) |
| PLAYBINGO | Bet on brilliant leader breaking leg, then try to gamble with numbers (4,5) |
| PECULATOR | One who gambles with money, squandering capital? |
| OVERSTATE | Exaggerate love with rubbish in poem (9) |
| SANDPAPER | Smooth singer's first with rubbish Queen (9) |
| IMITATIVE | I am one with rubbish - I have to be unoriginal (9) |
| LANDROVER | Vehicle with rubbish starter, flame engulfs (4,5) |
| TITFORTAT | Like repayment from PCs, etc, mostly loud with rubbish cladding |
| SEANPENN | Actor who was briefly engaged to Charlize Theron |
| TEATOWEL | Briefly engaged cutting green-blue cloth (3,5) |
| ANNAFORD | Newsreader who was briefly engaged to her colleague Jon Snow |
| TEMPEST | Outburst from one briefly engaged is in French |
| GESTURES | Waves to agent briefly engaged by travelling guests (8) |
| KHANATE | Worker briefly engaged by woman in Muslim territory (7) |
| CALICO | Fabric produced by girl briefly engaged by company |
