| GNOME | Guardian of treasure, but maybe no gem himself (5) |
| SMAUG | Dragon, guardian of treasure in Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' (5) |
| ERAS | True it's missing from treasure but there will be other times (4) |
| PITON | Has a point but maybe no tip (5) |
| POINTS | Sharp ends, perhaps, but maybe no tips |
| RUGS | No gem for muggers, just mats (4) |
| EXTRA | Maybe no ball skill's brought about by English number ten (5) |
| REEKS | Athenians maybe no good, making smells |
| ROBOT | Flashy perhaps, but maybe of mechanical efficiency (5) |
| MINOR | Small, but maybe of some prominence? (5) |
| WHOLE | All there but maybe has a leak, we hear (5) |
| DOUBT | Do, but maybe have misgivings (5) |
| IDLED | Was lazy, but maybe did about half a mile (5) |
| CROWN | Formerly cash, but maybe now on credit? (5) |
| ALECK | Smart, but maybe he could lose a kilo (5) |
| LEVEL | Is flat, but maybe spirited (5) |
| ORNOT | "... but maybe I was wrong" |
| INFOR | Guaranteed to get but maybe in trouble (2,3) |
| NEWISH | Desire of people in Gateshead maybe no longer quite what it was? (6) |
| BOGEYMAN | Evil spirit, maybe - no good could come of it |
