| PERFORMINGARTS | Leaves, admitting hesitation making creative activities |
| ROCOCO | Country doctor leaves, admitting love of French style (6) |
| EQUIVALENT | Peer and earl leave, admitting venal manoeuvring (10) |
| HEARTSEARCHING | Introspection of man in charge mad about creative activities |
| UNDERGO | Open, admitting hesitation before good experience (7) |
| CHAMPERS | Bubbly for winners admitting hesitation (8) |
| FORGATHERED | Met criminal godfather, admitting hesitation |
| FREER | Official admitting hesitation over having more autonomy (5) |
| SETT | Dog shows no sign of hesitation making for badger den |
| ERRATUM | Queen finds traitor with hesitation, making mistake |
| WAGER | Footballer's partner with hesitation making bet (5) |
| SCOOTER | Glaswegian maybe with hesitation making case for old motorcycle (7) |
| LIBATION | Without hesitation, making free drink (8) |
| ROLLER | Roll along, with some hesitation, making deliveries (6) |
| INSISTS | Popular nurses with no hesitation making demands (7) |
| ALTER | A lieutenant with hesitation making change |
| BARB | Expert in male grooming has no hesitation making jibe |
| CRAFTS | General word for creative activities such as pottery, weaving, card-making, decoupage or paper-marbling (6) |
| ARTS | Starts losing the way with creative activities |
| HEARTS | Creative activities lost first suit (6) |
