| BEFRIEND | Help in rewrite of brief, then finish |
| OTTAVARIMA | In rewrite of Avatar, omit Italian verse |
| LIQUIDCRYSTAL | Pound involved in rewrite of last lyric: that facilitates conveying an image |
| OTOH | Brief "Then again ..." |
| DEMOB | Firebombed without brief so will stand the troops down (5) |
| TABLOID | Maybe Sun to ad-lib in rewrite |
| SENDUP | First start, then finish in ridicule (4,2) |
| APPEND | Add on a couple of pages, then finish |
| DISTEND | Reduce length of course by half, then finish - that's swell! |
| MEAT | Finish off ham, then finish off lamb, say? (4) |
| DEPENDANT | Minor key on record, then finish a book (9) |
| PERORATE | Waffle about love endlessly, then finish speaking |
| VEND | Sell vegetables first and then finish |
| LOUSEUP | Spoil left overs then finish |
| SEND | First start, then finish and transmit (4) |
| TREND | The way things are going, start regularly then finish |
| WRAP | Cover gift then finish (4) |
| WINDUP | Have a few turns then finish the business (4,2) |
| DIESIRAE | Disraeli's changing line for English rewrite of part of Mass (4,4) |
| ENDOWED | Given funds, so finish in credit |
