| SCATTERING | Guy investing in UK currency losing pounds, being dissipated |
| MIRTHFULLY | Vacantly mount hill, fury being dissipated with laughter (10) |
| TENSE | Anxious when the nest egg starts being dissipated (5) |
| MANAGERIAL | Executive guy investing $1000 in item for reception (10) |
| CABALLERO | Spanish guy investing energy into renovation of local bar |
| OSCAR | November, then what? Carols being blasted, pounds being spent (5) |
| TENER | UK currency that has Jane Austen on it, in slang |
| POUND | Unit of UK currency, historically known as a Bradbury in note form (5) |
| DUDES | Guys investing energy in flops? (5) |
| RUSTLING | Sort of theft ___ with ruddy pounds being stolen (8) |
| APSE | Mistake with pounds being lost - end of the church? |
| IDLEST | Pounds being invested, that is by no means the best for industry |
| METERS | Rate it like the South, less pounds being lost (6) |
| PLAUDIT | Praise pence and pounds being found by check on accounts |
| ASSESS | Rate it like the South, less pounds being lost (6) |
| GUINEA | New introduction for this, after Papua adopted old UK currency (6) |
| ONCERS | Experts hedging about discontinued UK currency |
| OLDEWORLDE | One dedicated to retaining the pound argued about pound being quaint (4-6) |
| SLENDER | One mailing letters about pound being inadequate (7) |
| LIQUIDS | Pound is needed, pound being kept for drinks maybe (7) |
