| MISSIONER | Girl I love close by, not a type to preach at people? |
| NATIONALISE | Alien is not a type to bring under government control |
| HARRIET | ___ Finch, village resident who used to preach at St Mary's Church (7) |
| NEAR | Close by, not far (4) |
| STEADY | Perpetual happiness finally found by not a large charwoman? (6) |
| SIMILE | Figure of speech is back by not a small distance? |
| MISSIVE | To the girl I love, see dropping a letter (7) |
| GYMNAST | Stagy man, possibly, not a type used to moving round bars? (7) |
| SOCIALSURVEY | I vary clues so as to have a look at people |
| BOOK | Literary work that gets thrown at people? (4) |
| BEERCANNON | Powerful weapon for firing bock at people? |
| ADMIRE | How I dream of the girl I love! (6) |
| VERMONT | Rats! One's spurned for love, close to distraught state (7) |
| ONEARMED | Bandit, perhaps, finds love close to sea (3-5) |
| AMIRITE | *"Isn't that true?" (not a type of mineral) |
| YEAR | Are they awarded to clerics who preach at great length? (4,7,6) |
| OTTER | Are they awarded to clerics who preach at great length? (4,7,6) |
| BACON | Are they awarded to clerics who preach at great length? (4,7,6) |
| CASH | Are they awarded to clerics who preach at great length? (4,7,6) |
| ROOF | Are they awarded to clerics who preach at great length? (4,7,6) |
