| SHORTHANDED | Lacking staff with littler fingers, perhaps |
| ADJUTANT | Lacking staff head, adapt soldier as military aide (8) |
| NOWANDAGAIN | Lacking staff an advantage at times |
| HUNTANDPECK | Type with two fingers, perhaps |
| TOT | Add up with two fingers, perhaps |
| LIAR | One with crossed fingers, perhaps |
| HALLMARK | A sign of authenticity left by a little chap with dirty fingers, perhaps? |
| FIBBED | Crossed one's fingers, perhaps |
| FOURINHAND | Fingers perhaps tied around neck? (4-2-4) |
| INKY | Like a printer's fingers, perhaps |
| ADDS | Counts on one's fingers, perhaps |
| DIGITS | Fingers perhaps something found in excavations (6) |
| HOPES | Crosses one's fingers, perhaps |
| BORED | Drumming one's fingers, perhaps |
| PEACESIGNS | Displays two fingers, perhaps, as anti-war protestors demonstrate? |
| DIGIT | Poke one with end of first finger, perhaps |
| YODA | Littler guy with the Force |
| POINT | Use one's index finger, perhaps |
| DUNDEECAKE | Crocodile taking lady's finger perhaps for something to eat |
| POKER | Index finger perhaps where one has a hand? |
