| NONMEMBERS | In five short months women finally getting married (and they're not in the club) |
| SECONDS | How are they the first on all sides today and they're not winners? (7) |
| PAWNS | They're not in the front row when the game starts |
| MARTYRDOM | Market your social event, getting married - and suffering |
| ADLIBS | They're not in the script |
| KEYES | Bestselling Irish author noted for novels including Anybody Out There, Grown Ups, Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married and Rachel's Holiday (5) |
| LOOSEBALLS | They're not in either team's possession, on the court |
| ADJUSTMENT | Notice no women finally expect change |
| BUTTERMERE | Where Bragg's maid was, say, married and bereft without measure outside (10) |
| MELANCHOLY | Married and clean-living, with god-fearing depression (10) |
| HENNIGHT | The bride's party is at an elevation overseeing drunken women finally (3,5) |
| BACKBENCHERS | Those who don't get post in the house as they're not in office (12) |
| DECOCT | Boil and extract the flavour in two short months (6) |
| MARYJANE | In two short months Yankee takes ecstasy and marijuana (4,4) |
| COMBINE | Income two women finally pool (7) |
| IGUANAS | They're not, in fact, spineless about using AA (7) |
| DECOCTS | After two short months sun produces boils (7) |
| DECOCTING | Boiling for two short months in Greek capital |
| STEP | Short month's end appears earlier than usual in part of March? (4) |
| EER | Invariably five short (3) |
