| NUTTIER | Like a fruitcake, only more so |
| FLATTER | Boost the ego only more so (7) |
| DEADER | Like a doornail, only more so |
| BULL | Thick-necked type of stereotypical Englishman: John Terry, only more so? (4,7) |
| TESTIFIERS | Thick-necked type of stereotypical Englishman: John Terry, only more so? (4,7) |
| BULLTERRIER | Thick-necked type of stereotypical Englishman: John Terry, only more so? |
| SULTANA | Middle Eastern ruler a bit of a fruitcake? (7) |
| NUTCASE | Shell of an almond perhaps in a fruitcake (7) |
| BANANAS | Fruit, or nutty as a fruitcake |
| NUTTY | Like a fruitcake, in a way |
| ANGRIER | Is in a rage, but could be more so (7) |
| CRUELER | With clue, err badly - like Torquemada, but more so (7) |
| INSANE | Like a fruitcake |
| GLOOPY | Like a fruitcake, top being good and sticky |
| INERTIA | "Total physical and mental ___ are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine": J K Galbraith (7) |
| SINLESS | Good to get out more then, after a touch of solitude (7) |
| NEEDIER | Born to pass away poor, ultimately - more so than others |
| SWELLER | More so than swell |
| REPEALS | Chimes once more then withdraws it formally (7) |
| SLYDOGS | Crafty curs! They know more then they're telling (3,4) |