| STOLID | I'd lost yet somehow remained unemotional (6) |
| WATERY | Raw yet somehow diluted (6) |
| SAPPHO | Lesbian lyric poet from Ancient Greece. Most of her work is lost, yet her influence cannot be overstated. |
| DUMDUM | Lollipop brand inferior to, yet somehow more prevalent than, Tootsie Roll Pop |
| ADRIFT | Raft I'd lost at sea |
| STRAYED | Got lost, yet remained right inside |
| NEUTRAL | Real nut somehow remained objective (7) |
| REIGNED | Lingered without capital somehow, remained in charge (7) |
| GREW | Lost a wager, and yet somehow increased (4) |
| TEMPEST | “Though his barque cannot be lost, / Yet it shall be ____-tossed” (First Witch, Macbeth) |
| EMPTY | ... £10 in yet somehow ... (5) |
| NAIVETY | Vain, yet somehow showing lack of experience (7) |
| DUCKY | Very nice, yet somehow evasive? |
| TICKETYBOO | Approve, yet somehow disapprove, okay? (7-3) |
| EYEPATCH | Cheap, yet somehow giving cover for viewer (8) |
| SYSTEMATIC | Miscast yet somehow acting using established method |
| DESPAIR | Be hopeless, yet somehow get praised (7) |
| TYPEA | First class, yet somehow an artless tea party (4,1) |
| PATENTLY | Unmistakably plant, yet somehow mistaken (8) |
| STIFF | Primly formal, yet somehow breezy? |
