| ITHOUGHT | It includes something of a concession, no less? You don't surprise me (1,7,2,4) |
| LONGWINDEDNESS | Feature of speeches in wedding no less? Sadly, I left (4-10) |
| BRACKEN | Some fern from Scots mountain - it includes something to make joints go a long way! (7) |
| ONCE | Formerly a bit of a concession (4) |
| TOBEFAIR | Start of a concession |
| SOP | A piece of bread dipped/soaked in gravy, sauce or soup; a puddle; a saturation; or, alluding to a drugged cake thrown by a sibyl to appease Cerberus, a word for a concession or bribe, given to placate |
| ABATES | All the best for joining Alcoholics Anonymous! It gets less, you know! (6) |
| IHADNOIDEA | This writer lacked a single bit of inspiration? You surprise me! (1,3,2,4) |
| MISUNDERSTAND | The street in ruins? Demand a change? You don't get it? (13) |
| NAIR | "The less you wear, the more you need ___" (slogan) |
| NEEDS | The fewer you have the less you want |
| ANATOMY | Breakdown of a Western organisation? You surprise me! (7) |
| REALLY | A number come in terribly early? You surprise me! (6) |
| ASTOUND | Out jogging in a sandstorm? You do surprise me! (7) |
| IDARESAY | Distribution of aid taking years, sadly? It wouldn't surprise me (1,4,3) |
| MEANSTEST | Assessment of private resources to determine a claim to a concession or allowance (5,4) |
| PRICETAGS | Postscript includes something from Paddy to Mark with stickers (5,4) |
| DJSHADOW | Record producer whose name includes something that can be cast |
| GUMTREE | Eucalyptus? You don't want to be up it! (3,4) |
| SECRET | Those Cretans know how to keep it? You don't say! (6) |
