| ARGUMENT | I meant to take the rug and caused a row (8) |
| ROUTED | Trounced and caused a row, Ted heard (6) |
| FAN | It's meant to take the heat off admirer (3) |
| LINEDUP | The odd idle pun caused a row (5,2) |
| STAMPEDE | Paid the postage at this point and caused a headlong rush (8) |
| ACADEMIA | A chartered accountant meant to take up scholastic life (8) |
| NAMETAPE | Surprisingly meant to take off woven tag (8) |
| MATTRESS | Rug and hair for something to sleep on (8) |
| MARTINET | I meant to set right in to be a hard taskmaster (8) |
| REGROUPS | Reorganises rug and ropes mixed together (8) |
| REOPENED | ___ the betting: raised when could have called and caused the next round to begin |
| DOMINATE | I meant to do what's needed, to be in control (8) |
| SCHNAPPS | Southern guy I meant to say curbing Northern spirit (8) |
| INTIMATE | Hint I meant to let slip about returning it (8) |
| DEMENTIA | Unfortunate condition of Parisian I meant to resolve (8) |
| PINATUBO | This volcano in western Luzon, Philippines, erupted in 1991 (for the first time in 600 years) and caused widespread devastation. (8) |
| DISMAYED | Passed round edible tubers wrong way up and caused alarm (8) |
| ATNOTIME | I meant to confuse? Never! (2,2,4) |
| ANIMATED | Ad I meant to be distributed in cartoon form |
| RAINSTOPPEDPLAY | Plane stopped Ray, according to Spooner, and caused a wet interruption to game (4,7,4) |