| EXCEPTED | It's somehow expected and excluded (8) |
| FORESAW | Golfer's warning was somehow expected (7) |
| DOUBTED | Was suspicious of con, but somehow expected to get cleaned out (7) |
| SHUTOUT | Appeal involving trade union overturned and excluded (4,3) |
| OUTOFIT | Without a chance and excluded from participation? (3,2,2) |
| LEFTOUT | Female in rental property dismissed and excluded (4,3) |
| LATTERLY | It's somehow really dry inside recently (8) |
| ASKED | "My brave fellows," George Washington said to his troops in December 1776, "you have done all I ___ you to do, and more than can be reasonably expected" -- and then he exhorted them to reenlist |
| HOPED | Expected and desired (5) |
| INCHARACTER | Acting as expected, and an alternate title for this puzzle |
| CLOUDY | Within country's borders it's somehow vulgar and gloomy |
| ALLINADAYSWORK | Part of what is expected, and no trouble (3,2,1,4,4) |
| BEHINDTIME | Later than expected ... and where the ends of the answers to starred clues may be found |
| TWICETOLD | "Cold and wet", it's somehow heard too often? (5-4) |
| VERISIMILITUDE | I've delirium and it's somehow producing an apparent reality |
| KILMARNOCK | It's somehow normal, finding boot outside football club |
| SITUP | Exercise? It's somehow on the increase (3-2) |
| STILL | Even so, it's somehow extremely logical |
| BURNTISLAND | Container? It's somehow found in featureless Scottish resort (11) |
| DESTINY | Deny it's somehow fate (7) |
