| DETECTIVE | Jack not working, having time for female (9) |
| DRYLAND | Jack's not working on this (in Saudi Arabia?) (3,4) |
| MUSKETEER | Soldier to resume working, having some energy and time (9) |
| CONCIERGE | Mad egocentric not having time for caretaker (9) |
| REMBRANDT | Artist in rock band with actor, having time for love (9) |
| PANATELLA | Criticise a woman having time for a cigar (9) |
| PINDARIST | Mercenary freebooters having time for poet |
| OUTOFORDER | Not working, having left the brotherhood (3,2,5) |
| NONFAT | Fan not working, having had grease removed (3-3) |
| CONTUSED | Bruised and baffled, needing time for female (8) |
| FITSIN | Makes time for female with statement of fashion (4,2) |
| TIGHT | Drunk has little time for female in brawl |
| INTERNAL | Dashed, needing time for female domestic (8) |
| DETECT | Do what Morse did, failing to get time for female |
| HALT | 50 percent with time for female in end |
| TWITCH | Jerk has little time for female speller? (6) |
| RESIGNED | Stopped working, having accepted it's not getting better (8) |
| LIGHTHOUSE | It helps Jack not to get into drink on the rocks |
| QUACKERY | Question about Jack not starting practice of charlatan (8) |
| JINGLE | Jack not starting solo song |
