| RANDOM | Haphazard man rode off losing energy (6) |
| STEVEDORE | Man rode off to become a dock worker (9) |
| DESPERADO | Billy the Kid possibly gasped and rode off, losing Garrett initially (9) |
| ATWORST | A pair take time off losing energy in the most serious case (2,5) |
| HUBRIS | Brushing off, losing no-good arrogance (6) |
| CHOKER | Band in Brassed Off losing heart |
| ENROBE | Ben rode off leaving daughter in dress (6) |
| ROMPED | Played and rode off with politician (6) |
| RAUNCHY | Lusty Romeo set off, losing head close to balcony (7) |
| DEER | Game? Put off, losing heart |
| OVEREMPHASIZING | Finished the map off, losing time measuring and marking too much (15) |
| ROPELADDER | Pal rode off, embarrassed after climbing this? (4,6) |
| HOARDED | Had rode off, having stocked up (7) |
| UNREPORTED | Kept quiet when punter rode off (10) |
| STUDHORSE | Stallion, taking its head thus, rode off (9) |
| RESTORED | Having given back the remainder, rode off (8) |
| DOMINEER | Rode off, having quarry to tyrannise (8) |
| TUTORED | Pharaoh rode off when instructed to (7) |
| BROKENHEARTED | Full of sorrow, the banker rode off |
| DEPOSITOR | Rode off with advance from saver (9) |
