| IHAVEADREAM | King's confession - ever messing about with a maid, ah! |
| DEFOLIANT | I left Don messing about with a wood-stripper |
| BRIDE | One with a maid of honor, often |
| NOTTINGHAM | City with a Maid Marian Way |
| SHRIFT | Make a move to accept king's confession (6) |
| IMPERIL | Preliminary messing about with, for a start, would endanger (7) |
| DIGITALWATCH | I act with lag messing about with Dutch timepiece (7,5) |
| CARBONDIOXIDE | Messing about with diode, Brian Cox has a gas (6,7) |
| DISORDERLINESS | Nerd is messing about with soldiers ___ rowdy behaviour (14) |
| INFLUENZA | Messing about with zeal, in fun, brings complaint |
| LESSERPANDA | Sales rep messing about with Asian native |
| UTENSIL | Figure Luis is messing about with the vessel (7) |
| IMPERTINENT | Messing about with prime intent to be sassy (11) |
| THEWATERCARRIER | Sign writer messing about with car heater (3,5,7) |
| STUFFING | Xmas day essential? Messing about with fun gifts! (8) |
| FRESHNESS | New quality found by serfs messing about with hens (9) |
| TOMFOOLERY | Messing about with the role my foot played (10) |
| TIDY | Ordered to finish breakfast before messing about with DIY |
| FOURTHDIMENSION | Possibly time to finish messing about with our crossword, finally - staff should be locked up! (6,9) |
| ADMIRING | Thinking a lot of such a maid, give her a call (8) |
