| OVETT | He had a successful running career, mostly completed not having any shorts! |
| GAINSGROUND | Is a successful running back? |
| CHARLIEPARKER | Saxophonist in career mostly like harp playing? (7,6) |
| COVERNOTE | Short-term policy completed not in church (5,4) |
| ERAS | Times article in Gaelic mostly completed (4) |
| HAPPYMEDIUM | He had a successful seance without going to extremes (5,6) |
| HYTHE | He had a successful record to start the haven (5) |
| EYELESS | Not having any view, vote in favour, say? Not so (7) |
| OUTOFTHERUNNING | Having left race not having any chance of success (3,2,3,7) |
| YETI | He's never had a successful Catcher in the Rye regularly reviewed (4) |
| COLLINS | This Genesis drummer also had a successful solo career during the 1980s. (7) |
| GENERALDEGAULLE | W.W. II hero who later had a successful career in politics |
| SKIPPINGCLASSES | 'You'll be glad to hear that I'm [not having any conflicts with my professors].' |
| SHALLOT | Curtly announce that you're not having any more vegetable (7) |
| ABSTINENCE | Not having any money - what's heart-warming about that? (10) |
| ANGLOPHOBE | She hates the neighbours not having any time for the English (10) |
| DEVOID | Not having any, I've odd way of showing it (6) |
| TAXFREE | Cab briefly available, not having any duties (3-4) |
| OUTOFSPIRITS | Feeling depressed not having any whisky etc (3,2,7) |
| RESTING | Call about new set not having any acting work (7) |
