| STRANGELY | Good person right set against another? Yes, oddly |
| PITBULLTERRIER | Dog to set against another dog (3,4,7) |
| ABSTRUSE | Good person right to block ill-treatment that's difficult to understand (8) |
| ELEMENT | Al is one - He's another? Yes and No! (7) |
| LACKEYS | Servants go without another "yes" (7) |
| ESTABLISH | Find the right set-up in business, etc (9) |
| TREASURER | Highly valued person - right bursar (9) |
| GAINSAYER | One with negative response wins against a second person, right? |
| PLUTOCRAT | A very wealthy person, right into the cat chasing a cartoon dog (9) |
| EASYMONEY | With a yes, oddly, I put in my return without difficulty |
| LARDYCAKE | Rich confection made by titled woman entertaining right set? |
| CONGEALED | Set against a ledge, wobbling (9) |
| STAGNATES | Set against leaving one, goes off (9) |
| GRUELLING | Extremely difficult game in set against Heather (9) |
| DECAMERON | Classic Italian collection of one hundred tales set against the background of the Black Death (9) |
| ALIENATES | Sets against sea lane, it meandered (9) |
| CRONE | Witch appearing in cartoon? Yes, oddly |
| DAYS | Periods of time read from dial? Yes, oddly (4) |
| MIKE | Comedy actor has sound device with Mr? Yes, oddly (4,5) |
| SYRINGE | Inspector finally looking into gin? Yes oddly found in instrument for injecting fluids (7) |
