| SOTTOVOCE | Having lowered the tone like this, poor Ovett heartlessly tormented Coe (5,4) |
| DOWNBEAT | Relaxed having lowered pulse |
| SILVERY | Having a clear ringing tone; like a precious metal |
| BRASSY | A bronze-colour fish; an old name for a two-wood golf club; or, a word generally meaning bronzish, harsh in tone, like a horn, loud or showy (6) |
| INSOMNIAC | Minions on the move account for this poor sleeper (9) |
| POLOSHIRT | Learner wearing this poor tattered garment (4,5) |
| VAPORETTO | Salute a stop for this poor vet at dissection (9) |
| CRAPTABLE | Have a bet on this poor-quality furniture (4,5) |
| CHEAPENED | How it lowered the reputation of that chap in East of Eden (9) |
| ALLOWEDIN | Lowered the velvet rope for, say |
| INFLEXION | A change in the tone, pitch of the voice (9) |
| SHARPNESS | The-quality-needed-to-raise-the-tone?-(9) |
| SOFTPEDAL | It brings down the tone when depressed (4,5) |
| TUNINGPEG | Quantity of beer popular with doctor, say? It sets the tone |
| PITCHPIPE | It sets the tone |
| TROOPS | Soldiers entering this poor territory to the north (6) |
| PROHIBITIONIST | In this poor bit, I displayed banner (14) |
| THERED | To be in this poor condition of some account (3,3) |
| LOWWATERMARK | Sailors note this poor impression in paper (3-5,4) |
| URCHIN | Union's leader on nurses looking after heart of this poor child |
