| PLUMBAGO | Lead quietly, getting over bad back (8) |
| STALWART | Spring into life over bad law produced by hardworking individual (8) |
| PADDLERS | Those who wade quietly, getting left among the snakes (8) |
| CALLIOPE | Muse over bad rockets in Canaveral? |
| POSTPAID | Stamp on parcel maybe after quietly getting help (4,4) |
| SALADBAR | Where french dressing may be unfortunately tipped over, bad spilt on top of rug (5,3) |
| OLIVEOIL | Oscar knocked over bad kind of paint, a greasy liquid (5,3) |
| LIVERISH | Teacher with very bad back getting hot and bad-tempered |
| SMALLISH | Quite insignificant accident, nursing bad back (8) |
| WOOLLIER | Comparatively vague in court about bad back (8) |
| FALLIBLE | Story about bad back inclined to go wrong (8) |
| SINISTER | Shady stationer nursing bad back (8) |
| CAMELLIA | One found in bed happened to have a bad back (8) |
| LIVEWIRE | Person with energy and bad back to send message (4,4) |
| GADABOUT | Pleasure-seeker's complaint involving a bad back |
| LLANELLI | C Kent's partner gets bad back in market town |
| ANTIHERO | Not arranging a hire over bad lead? (8) |
| RESERVE | Hold back, quietly getting out of jam |
| ABOVEBOARD | Honest sailor, with love, over bad upset (5,5) |
| SINGSPIEL | Spill the beans over bad slip involving European opera |
