| LUBRICIOUS | Lewd line, improper rub, depraved (but not very) |
| DEPRIVED | Not exactly depraved, but perhaps thinking that life has not been generous (8) |
| UNHOLY | Depraved but said to be free of punctures (6) |
| SUFFUSIVE | Vesuvius very loud in eruption, but not very penetrating (9) |
| IMPERIOUS | Not able to be influenced, but not very high-handed |
| CLUMSY | Will not ail musically but not very masterful (6) |
| COOL | Not warm but not very cold |
| INERT | Still upset (but not very) (5) |
| NOEL | Chap is unfamiliar, but not very (4) |
| OVERCAST | Accomplished players but not very bright |
| ICEBOX | Cold place for larynx, but not very old |
| MACHO | Aggressively masculine, but not very fast (5) |
| AFTERAFASHION | Following a trend, but not very well (5,1,7) |
| SELDOM | Models go astray, but not very often (6) |
| INSOLENT | Bankrupt but not very rude |
| ITALY | Country full of life but not very wealthy ultimately |
| PEREGRINES | Old travellers persevering but not very settled? |
| LORELEI | Somehow lovelier but not very seductive siren |
| VITREOUS | Like glass, flexibly supportive, but not very soft |
| EIDENT | Scots busy? It's obvious, but not very |
