| LIDLESS | Like an ineffectual Tupperware container, say |
| LID | Top of a Tupperware container |
| GETUP | Climb higher in a large tupperware container (3,2) |
| HOTUP | Boiling in the Tupperware container (3,2) |
| LIDDED | Like Tupperware containers |
| NEST | What Tupperware containers do, helpfully |
| LIDS | Tops for Tupperware containers |
| DRIP | Spot an ineffectual person (4) |
| BAGUETTE | Small container, say, for bread? (8) |
| BINGE | Wine container, say, overturned in indulgent bout (5) |
| WIMP | Women's Institute member, an ineffectual type |
| BOTTLEUP | Keep secret wine container, say, at university |
| TIN | Baked beans container say |
| LAMELY | In an ineffectual way |
| REPOT | Move to a larger container, say |
| TURNADEAFEAR | Ignore move by an ineffectual listener (4,1,4,3) |
| BIN | Compost container, say ... covered by Robinia (3) |
| EARN | Make money from container, say (4) |
| TUB | Margarine container, say (3) |
| CANDELA | Drink container, say, has date drink to be returned (international unit) (7) |
