| SPIRITS | Hairstylist temp, Ed, possibly used it as cleaner (10,7) |
| METHYLATED | Hairstylist temp, Ed, possibly used it as cleaner (10,7) |
| TEDDYBEAR | Soft toy rated by Ed, possibly (5,4) |
| WELLTIMED | Will met Ed possibly - that was opportune (4-5) |
| UNDERDOG | Person expected to lose ground, Ed possibly? (8) |
| COR | Blimey: the Hebrews used it as a measure! (3) |
| ALOE | Cleopatra used it as a beauty |
| FORTNIGHT | Interest in this time period spiked when Taylor Swift used it as the title of a hit song |
| CERA | Bees make it, we melt it - Pan used it as glue for his pipes, vide Ecl. 2.32 |
| DESTINED | Ed's possibly given points - inevitable (8) |
| CLASSACTION | Education, possibly, is a special extended case (5,6) |
| CODES | Secret communications of co-eds, possibly |
| CHARLADY | Cautious bringing in youth as cleaner |
| LAUNDERER | The French female working for top lady as cleaner |
| BEACHWEAR | Act as cleaner we get in for holiday outfit (9) |
| RESIDENTIALCARE | I tried as cleaner, failing to become home help? |
| SHAMPOO | Bad actor appears in reel briefly as cleaner (7) |
| DISHWASHER | Good-looking woman has been identified as cleaner (10) |
| DISINFECTANT | Cook fancied stint as cleaner (12) |
| CHAR | Finish off spell as cleaner (4) |