| SITSONTHEFENCE | How bird perhaps remains uncommitted (4,2,3,5) |
| SITONTHEFENCE | Remain uncommitted, being held up by barrier? |
| UNALTERED | Unrelated, perhaps remains the same (9) |
| VESSEL | A ship, perhaps, remains same even after losing 1/3 from its front and back (6) |
| UNLEASH | Not caught, Sam perhaps remains free |
| AGAMEOFTHRONES | Father and son off snaring wild bird, perhaps duck, in fantasy novel (1,4,2,7) |
| UNDECIDEDVOTES | Uncommitted ballots? (9,5) |
| RINGNECKED | Throat markings show how bird was killed? (10) |
| PECKHAM | How bird might attack pig in London? (7) |
| NESTS | How bird makes home if sent mistakenly south (5) |
| QUAIL | How bird may be cowed (5) |
| ALLOFAFLUTTER | How bird might be anxious? (3,2,1,7) |
| CRANED | How bird had shortly stretched its neck (6) |
| TWEETED | How bird commented on social networking site (7) |
| LAYANEGG | How bird might be completely unsuccessful in North America (3,2,3) |
| WATCHED | How bird paid close attention to everything (7,4,1,4) |
| AHAWK | How bird paid close attention to everything (7,4,1,4) |
| LIKE | How bird paid close attention to everything (7,4,1,4) |
| EGRET | Snowy bird, perhaps |
| EGG | Oriental gets to nag at early bird perhaps (3) |
