| ATTHEDROPOFAHAT | He'd tar a footpath badly without hesitation (2,3,4,2,1,3) |
| TRUTHSERUM | Drug must hurt badly without hesitation (5,5) |
| MANHATTANBRIDGE | NYC landmark with a footpath to Brooklyn |
| CROSSWORDPUZZLE | This process would run badly without variables |
| CAUSEWAY | Bring about a method of creating a footpath (8) |
| USA | Where a "footpath" is a "kerb" |
| PAVE | Apply a suitable surface to a footpath |
| NOWAY | Was there a lack of a footpath to their place (2,3,4) |
| HOME | Was there a lack of a footpath to their place (2,3,4) |
| SIDEWALK | Fabric absorbing moisture on a footpath |
| KERBSTONE | One edging along a footpath |
| PAVEMENT | Find father passionate when he's wanting a footpath |
| RACETRACK | Run along a footpath, of course (4-5) |
| PITCH | Sticky black distillation of tar; a quality that allows one to classify a sound as high or low; or, an area of ground for a sports game/match |
| INDIGENT | Ending it badly without a penny to one's name (8) |
| LIFEJACKET | This number of yards, say, bearing tar - a protective coat |
| MAC | With "tar," a paving material |
| ASPHALT | Tar (a sailor) sitting outside pub (7) |
| NAPHTHALENE | Distilled from coal tar, a compound found in mothballs |
| ABASHED | Tar a small wooden shack - taken aback (7) |
