| EATNOLEAN | Jack Sprat's wife could, struggling alone with a net (3,2,4) |
| LEANER | Like the meat Jack Sprat's wife could not eat, but more so (6) |
| NEOLATIN | Struggling alone to preserve Renaissance language (3-5) |
| JACKSPRAT | Nursery rhyme character who could eat no fat, whereas his wife could eat no lean! (4,5) |
| DESDEMONA | Othello's wife could see odd man out (9) |
| QUIETTIME | Being alone with one's thoughts |
| TEASINGLY | Drink alone, with intent to annoy (9) |
| SOLEMNISE | Perform religious ceremony alone, with me admitting twisted act of wickedness |
| PENALCODE | Corrective system of exercising alone with CD playing |
| ANTELOPES | Wild animals alone with pets, worryingly (9) |
| SOLOMON | A wise guy alone with a Scotsman |
| POET | "You will never be alone with a ___ in your pocket": John Adams |
| CONGEAL | All alone, with a George Cross? You'll freeze! |
| UNAIDED | Alone with a dude in building (7) |
| MISSAL | The girl one left alone with a book (6) |
| ABALONE | There's something fishy about being alone with a sailor! |
| IPAD | ___ kid (child often left alone with a tablet) |
| FAT | Word describing Jack Sprat's wife and corruptedly spelt with a "ph" when meaning bad, cool, def, mega or positively ripping (3) |
| FATLOVER | Jack Sprat's wife was one with an overweight boyfriend (3,5) |
| FATSWALLER | Old pianist with cry of pain leaving Jack Sprat's wife? (4,6) |
