| MUSTHAVE | It's highly desirable to send back amount, that, in short, vexes first pair |
| TODIEFOR | In other words, it's highly desirable (2,3,3) |
| PLUMAGE | Highly desirable to get on down etc |
| ONEA | Highly desirable to Uncle Sam? |
| MUSIC | The type of country to back amount of money for Channel Islands? rising (5) |
| ROCKMUSIC | Queen's thing is to roll back amount by one hundred (4,5) |
| HOUR | "Spring forward, fall back" amount |
| THEVERYIDEA | It's outrageous, putting all the fish in that, in short! |
| PLANE | A flat surface, that in short, takes to the air (5) |
| COMPACTDISC | Recording that, in short, often follows Abba's first couple (7,4) |
| RINGROAD | Thoroughfare that, in short, takes up half of Oxford (4,4) |
| WHOD | Sounded like an owl? What person would do that in short (4) |
| ALTHO | Notwithstanding that, in short |
| THO | Despite the fact that, in short |
| DECREASE | Extremely desirable to stop involving resistance in drop (8) |
| BIJOU | Desirable to roll up sail, out to drop anchor? |
| FUR | The feature of beavers that has made them desirable to traders |
| VADEMECUM | Handbook, extremely desirable to me during holiday, used with hesitation |
| SIR | It's desirable to include knight's title (3) |
| BEAST | Most desirable to pass around a brutal type (5) |
