| DAMPISH | Lawyer's representative is hard ... but a bit wet (7) |
| ATTORNEYS | Lawyers, representatives |
| AUSTRIA | Australasia alas is missing but a bit of Europe is left (7) |
| MELANGE | I'm no angel, me, but a bit of a mixture (7) |
| AVERAGE | Normal and ordinary but a bit braver - a gentleman (7) |
| SEISMIC | Case is microscopic, but a bit earth-shaking! (7) |
| HOLWELL | This village near Sherborne is, on the whole, all right -- all right, but a bit run-down (7) |
| TACKIER | Course that is right but a bit more sticky |
| IMPUGNS | Using mobile to ring representative is critical (7) |
| UMPIRES | University representative is protecting engineers and referees (7) |
| STRIVEN | Had tried hard, but somehow a vent is letting rain through (7) |
| SCRAWNY | They say sound of lion's in sync, maybe, but a bit thin (7) |
| NOSWEAT | A small number had to work very hard, but it shouldn't be a problem (2,5) |
| BRITTLE | Hard but liable to break easily (7) |
| DISH | Some of the bread is hard but it provides a basis for a meal (4) |
| LAVISH | Little John is hard, but generous (6) |
| LIGHTISH | Person of authority is hard, but quite fair |
| IDOL | A revered figure, but a bit of a stupid old fool! (4) |
| AGENT | Representative is bit of a nice guy? (5) |
| BURNTSIENNA | Excessively tanned girl is upset - brown, but a bit red |
