| NOGREATSHAKES | Lack of powerful Arab rulers, we hear, is not much good? |
| FILLIP | An incentive for a Macedonian ruler, we hear (6) |
| NABATAEAN | One of an ancient powerful Arab people around Petra (9) |
| SHRUG | Quiet game not much good? Gesture here suggests indifference (5) |
| TREPANG | Chinese food - something boring, not much good? (7) |
| OUSE | English banker not much good? |
| SEEN | Part of the play, we hear, is not without spectators (4) |
| UGLY | Fruit, we hear, is not nice to look at (4) |
| AFATLOT | ___ of good it'll do to me: it won't do me much good? |
| SENIOR | A man from Spain, we hear, is not so young (6) |
| MOULDY | Not much good but not in the view of those who have benefitted from penicillin ? (6) |
| STRAIGHT | Kyle, we hear, is not gay (8) |
| BANDIT | Outlaw, we hear, is not allowed it |
| BILLING | Form of advertisement bad, put in rubbish container, not much good (7) |
| INEXPERT | One following around childless person's not much good (8) |
| DOPPELGANGER | Double peril surrounding silly people inadequate and not much good (12) |
| UNDERDOG | Poor competitor features in heat inadequately - not much good (8) |
| GLITCH | Bug, not much good, left skin irritation (6) |
| DUNCE | Though not much good, he has been capped (5) |
| CHEAPO | Company importing poor car that's inexpensive and not much good |