| CANTABILE | Hypocrisy and initially bitterness, but in a singing style (9) |
| ADIEU | "The letter, perhaps, began in bitterness, but it did not end so. The ____ is charity itself." (Darcy in Pride and Prejudice) |
| HEARTBEAT | ITV police drama set in the 1960s and initially starring Nick Berry (9) |
| MOONSHINE | Hooch is soon distilled and initially hidden in tunnel (9) |
| OVERHEARS | Picks up that man and initially kept a hold of playing Rovers (9) |
| FALKLANDS | Force potassium into everything and initially saturate some islands (9) |
| SMELLARAT | Suspect smack and, initially, grass |
| INELEGANT | Crude, but in a gentle fashion (9) |
| RIGHTEOUS | Hit grouse but in a virtuous way (9) |
| MEANWHILE | At the same time, but in a different place (9) |
| INCLEMENT | Stormy but in a merciful way (9) |
| DUCKSDOWN | Dodges, but in a fluffy sort of way? (5,4) |
| GOBANANAS | Be stark raving bonkers, but in a fruity sort of way? (2,7) |
| NERDEDOUT | Got overwhelmed by content, but in a good way |
| CHANTED | How Chinese Charlie and Ted recited in a singing manner (7) |
| SKAT | Card game that sounds like a singing style |
| ACANTHUS | Growth of hypocrisy and end of faith in Australia (8) |
| INTONES | Recites or utters in a singing voice (7) |
| VIBRATO | Quavering effect in a singing voice (7) |
| CHANT | Recite in a singing manner (5) |
