| SOPORIFIC | If Scorpio is disturbed, becomes very tedious (9) |
| EIGHTH | Scorpio is the ___ (number) sign of the Zodiac? (6) |
| BORETHEPANTSOFF | Father often bops around - it's become very tedious (4,3,5,3) |
| MALINGERER | Large miner, when disturbed, becomes an idler (10) |
| EASYASPIE | Sea change, when following young person's lead that is, becomes very simple (4,2,3) |
| ADANSONIA | Boy in a province into computer language - one becomes very big |
| WELLBORING | Going down for water is apparently very tedious (4-6) |
| BORETOTEARS | Are very tedious (4,2,5) |
| BORE | Very tedious person, a real ... |
| BOREDSTIFF | Finding it all very tedious (5,5) |
| SUBTROPIC | Outside Cancer or Capricorn, but mostly Scorpio, possibly (9) |
| BORING | Very tedious |
| SLOG | Very tedious task |
| GETSTHENEEDLE | Is inoculated and becomes very irritable (4,3,6) |
| WATERSIGN | Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces |
| STARSIGNS | Leo, Taurus and Scorpio etc (4,5) |
| BRAINY | By going without water becomes very clever (6) |
| INFINITESIMAL | In semi-final, it somehow becomes very insignificant |
| NIOBEAN | Receiving single award, old lady becomes very tearful |
| INDENE | Chemical son thus becomes very stupid |
