| TAILLESS | Like Manx cat that oddly has "unnamed" ailment |
| TARIFF | Menu that, oddly, has jam? |
| TEN | Big ___ (conference that oddly has 14 teams) |
| TAILSOFF | Decreases gradually like, manx cats? (5,3) |
| GRAIL | German, oddly, has one large cherished ambition (5) |
| UNKNOWN | A French king, oddly, has to admit to being nameless (7) |
| SNOOZER | Suspect one's Zorro, oddly, has one dropped off? (7) |
| TRAMPLE | Tyre, oddly, has more than enough tread (7) |
| DRAUGHTHORSE | Medic oddly has tougher animal for pulling heavy loads |
| APPRENTICE | A written exam oddly has charm for learner |
| HAMSTER | Pet theory oddly has to take in male first (7) |
| HYENAS | Oddly has yen for doglike mammals (6) |
| CLAIM | Celt oddly has objective for allegation (5) |
| BRITISH | Like Manx |
| STIGMATA | Part of flower that oddly makes impression on Francis |
| AMRITA | A scan that oddly reveals water of life |
| THETA | Article that oddly describes character from Athens (5) |
| FIST | Rock that, oddly, loses to paper |
| BAD | Word that oddly can mean "good" in slang |
| PINKPEARL | Paper Mate product that, oddly, isn't spherical |