| GOSLOW | In this industrial action, energy not very intelligent |
| DIAGRAM | Indian city featured in not very intelligent plan (7) |
| DESPAIR | Person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture (7) |
| SIMPLE | For the not very intelligent, it's easy |
| DIM | Gloomy / obscure / not very intelligent |
| SLOW | Not very intelligent road sign? |
| EYECANDY | One who's attractive but not very intelligent |
| MORON | Doctor, the boy is not very intelligent (5) |
| DIMWIT | Dull comic is not very intelligent |
| PLENTEOUS | Abundant energy, energy not wasted in advantage |
| UNEXPOSED | Expounds in confusion about energy not made public (9) |
| CHINA | Vital energy not available in the giant to our north (5) |
| DEPENDENT | Child, say, in part of pool with lower energy, not disheartened |
| MENSA | Organization for the very intelligent |
| VAPE | Very intelligent creature to avoid cigarettes? (4) |
| KNOWONESONIONS | Be very intelligent and well-informed |
| GENIUS | 'He's very intelligent and kind,' I interposed (6) |
| ROCKETSCIENTIST | Aerospace engineer; very intelligent person (colloq) (6,9) |
| HAVEAGOODMIND | Would much like to be very intelligent (4,1,4,4) |
| EGGHEAD | Noted horse taking first place, being very intelligent (7) |
