| THEFT | Greek character almost catches fellow shoplifting (5) |
| OAKAPPLE | Gall as old Greek character almost drowned in beer (3,5) |
| CHIMERA | Greek character, almost simple, meeting a monster (7) |
| ALPHABET | All letters obtained from both initial Greek characters, almost (8) |
| WHIFF | Suspicion is strong after spouse almost catches husband (5) |
| ERNIE | Character almost always seen in a yellow-, red-, and blue-striped sweater |
| GRACE | She went into labour while locked up for shoplifting at Freshco in Corrie (5,7) |
| CRIME | Shoplifting or counterfeiting |
| ASIANFLU | Infection appears when rusty nail catches fellow at university (5,3) |
| TALLYHO | God almost catches friend's cry (5-2) |
| FASTENERS | Catches fellow holding a gun, with some hesitation (9) |
| MANTRA | It catches fellow removing parking slogan (6) |
| DEFEND | Guard in retreat catches fellow beginning to escape with diamonds (6) |
| AMPHIUMA | Some current person almost catches island salamander in Alabama |
| PLATEAU | Man almost catches delayed plane |
| ALPACA | Mountain cat almost catches a llama-like animal (6) |
| ATHOME | Dumas character almost takes me in (2,4) |
| PALETTE | Father with character almost revealing range of colours (7) |
| LADETTE | Unorthodox young lady's announcement's in character, almost (7) |
| NATURAL | Character almost finding a lake pure (7) |
