| LOADTHEDICE | Idol cheated sadly. He would fudge the result (4,3,4) |
| MISANTHROPE | Pa's no hermit - but sadly he doesn't much care for folk! |
| OPPORTUNIST | Work left Tunis, sadly - he will take advantage (11) |
| STONEHENGE | Sadly he gets none of the Neolithic circles (10) |
| PUNCTILIO | A petty formality, perhaps, to fudge the topic until tea is taken. (9) |
| MOONSHINER | After months alongside the Rhine, sadly he's working still (10) |
| STRETCHTHETRUTH | Fudge the facts |
| LIE | Fudge the truth |
| FIB | Fudge the facts |
| THEBLUE | Out of which surprise, sadly, he gets into trouble, or quits (3,4) |
| TREADTHEBOARDS | Sadly he started to drink Directors ? and work as thespian (5,3,6) |
| TOMSAWYER | Mayor associated with wets - sadly he was infatuated with Thatcher |
| SUGARDADDY | Tow American over on D-day? Sadly, he pays for it? |
| SHACKLE | Sadly he lacks thing used as a restraint (7) |
| INSOMNIAC | At home, manic, so, sadly, he can't go out (9) |
| POISONEDCHALICES | From which, sadly, he can die with cool sips (8,8) |
| DISMAL | Said sadly 'He is in awful digs' (6) |
| SIGHED | Said sadly "He is in awful digs" (6) |
| SOMEWHERE | Sadly he swore about me being at an unspecified place (9) |
| SHEBEEN | Sadly he's already visited an unlicensed bar (7) |
