| PATHETIC | It's sad when most of the capital has been dissipated! (8) |
| ALAS | Thai capital has been removed from geographical reference, I'm sad to say |
| WEALTH | Mark left by strike on most of the capital |
| IHADTHAT | Fame with hackney and hansom cabbies' chat, tho' it is dissipated! (1,3,4,5-3-4,2,3,4,2,2,3,4) |
| TROUBLES | The capital has foreign currency difficulties |
| BOOMERANG | Bounce back - sudden prosperity and anger dissipated! (9) |
| HUB | "The ... capital has always been the financial of the country" |
| ADDUP | Tot, going towards the capital, has to find the total (3,2) |
| SATURATE | Thoroughly wet when most of planet's destroyed (8) |
| GYMNASIA | Gains may be dissipated in European schools (8) |
| PETEROUT | Be dissipated when Simon isn't at home (5,3) |
| DJIBOUTI | African republic on the Gulf of Aden whose capital has the same name |
| CRITERIA | Standards appear sad, more sad when reported? (8) |
| VENDETTA | Feud in Mediterranean capital has purpose for everyone (8) |
| ENDGAME | Part of a chess match when most of the pieces are off the board |
| NEWCOMER | Novel about unorthodox doctor in Chilean capital has just arrived |
| TENSE | Anxious when most of the nest egg is dissipated (5) |
| RIXON | Identify this wicketkeeper who made his debut for Australia versus India in the 1977-78 series when most of the leading Australian cricketers signed for World Series Cricket? (5) |
| STARVE | Go hungry when most of the harvest is ruined (6) |
| LOWTIDE | I told wave energy leaders roughly when most of the shoreline is exposed (3,4) |
