| WORLDCLASS | Less Cold War manoeuvring with no energy is among the very best (5-5) |
| HEATDEATH | Condition of a closed thermodynamic system in which temperature is uniform throughout and no energy is available to do work; a postulated final state of the universe (4,5) |
| TRUISM | 'Honestly, no energy' is start of matrimonial platitude (6) |
| PRISONSHIP | With no energy dancing hornpipes is unlikely in this hulk |
| WATERSKIER | Tries manoeuvring with wake across river? He might |
| ASHBLONDES | Johnson and Fabricant may be desperate old has-beans with no energy (3,7) |
| REHEARSALS | Concerning that woman, one in sales with no energy for preliminary trials (10) |
| HANDLANGER | Assistant husband and phoney general with no energy (10) |
| WELLHEELED | Less cold, compartment turned out to be comfortable (4-6) |
| ALLSTAR | Player among the very best in the league |
| TOPRATED | Among the very best |
| EVER | Always among the very best (4) |
| HEAP | If a car, it's among the very cheapest (4) |
| NOSED | Navy does manoeuvring with hooter (5) |
| FOOTWORK | Deft manoeuvring with extremely fine twists or drop of knees (8) |
| VIOLIN | 5.10 at bar with no energy for playing music (6) |
| AWAKE | Sleepless and feeble with no energy in hospital department (5) |
| DAVIDANDGOLIATH | Poor lad, avoiding death, with no energy for such a fight (5,3,7) |
| WEPT | Facing pet with no energy, the two of us cried (4) |
| BLUSH | Turn red, then blue, with no energy and quiet (5) |