| WRETCH | Have a gutless wonder impress a deplorably unfortunate individual |
| MIAMI | Maim unfortunate individual in resort (5) |
| WEARS | A sea change for a gutless wonder, gets on one's nerves |
| WRITES | A gutless wonder in opposition, ends ties and composes a letter |
| WRETCHED | Engraved by a gutless wonder - pitiful! |
| PAULLAWRIE | Personal assistant extremely useful trapping a gutless wonder in lie with 6Ac great (4,6) |
| HOUDINI | A world-famous escape artist set free a gutless Iraqi hound (7) |
| LACQUERWARE | Gutless wonder has equal care reassembling shiny East Asian items (7,4) |
| POWRIE | Jump to conclusions on gutless wonder that is 28Ac in 13Ac (6) |
| THECLYDE | Gutless wonder quitting wretchedly, wandering route doon the watter (3,5) |
| TOOL | Instrument such as a pallet, roll, gouge or fillet used to impress a design on a leather book cover (4) |
| SEALANT | Impress a worker with a waterproof cover |
| STAMP | Impress a good man and a politician (5) |
| PRECIPICE | Drop short summary, a gutless article (9) |
| APT | Inclined to be a gutless participant (3) |
| EMPEROR | He rules fifth-rate politician's a gutless mistake |
| ATTLEE | PM in general beyond a gutless twit (6) |
| GESTAPO | Decides to retreat, abducting a gutless gendarme in front of Nazi police (7) |
| BACKOUT | Withdraw a gutless cook taking part in contest? (4,3) |
| LEANDER | Hero-worshipper, a gutless nerd, crushed by unpleasant stare (7) |
