| SHORTHANDED | Lacking workers, as one may be after bad deal? |
| LEGLESS | As one may be after convivial time in club lacking members? |
| LATHI | One may be after strip club (5) |
| IMOUT | What you might say after a bad deal? |
| LEAD | Bad deal? Go ahead. (4) |
| NARCS | People looking for bad deals? |
| SWEAT | As wet as one may be, if one does so (5) |
| PATH | Don't be misled up the garden, as one may be made from brick, stone, gravel, tarmac, bark chippings or grass! (4) |
| ONBAIL | Nothing secure about buckle originally, as one may be released? (2,4) |
| HOTLY | With zeal - as one may be pursued (5) |
| INSTITCHES | Laughing a lot as one may be on leaving the theatre? |
| ESTRANGED | Like an erstwhile ex, as one may be, departs and greets differently. (9) |
| TAKENFORARIDE | Tricked as one may be on a horse (5,3,1,4) |
| INORDER | Organised, as one may be following call? (2,5) |
| UNFAIRLY | Improperly as one may be kept in the dark? (8) |
| CARDSHARP | Cheat who may be responsible for a bad deal |
| HOLDHANDS | Detain workers as lovers may do? (4,5) |
| KISSHANDS | Show love to workers, as some may on entering office (4,5) |
| HUNG | As parliament may be after an election (4) |
| PASTA | Part of lunch, may be after one? (5) |
