| TRIFLE | It's not important in most fertile ground (6) |
| TRIVIA | Reservists surround vanguard of Riviera, but it's not important (6) |
| LITTLE | Tell it wrong. It's not important (6) |
| ARABLE | Left a bear out onto some fertile ground (6) |
| SOWHAT | It's not important (2,4) |
| LOGJAM | Good judge breaks fertile ground, creating standstill (3,3) |
| SLEIGHT | Cunning is not important in conversation |
| PETTYCASH | Money that is not important in the office? (5,4) |
| AMEANSTOANEND | Not important in itself, but useful to the whole (1,5,2,2,3) |
| SLIGHT | Insult - not important! (6) |
| NOMATTERWHAT | It's not important to women from Panama, in any case (2,6,4) |
| NOMATTER | Talk idly, accepting award? It's not important (2,6) |
| TRIVIAL | One appearing in case before or after five? It's not important |
| LOAMIEST | Toil with same ground that is most fertile (8) |
| OASIS | Fertile ground in a desert (5) |
| SMALLBEER | Forgets in the end to go to shopping centre to get drink but it's not important |
| UNESSENTIAL | Work in a set line covering last of colleagues? It's not important (11) |
| AGE | It's "not important unless you're a cheese," per Helen Hayes |
| WHOCARES | Cake's half hidden by tarts - it's not important (3,5) |
| PETTY | Favourite theory, being extremely selective? It's not important (5) |
