| SLIPOFTHETONGUE | Lose balance frequently? Hothead at English college starts giving us excuses for careless verbal error (4,2,3,6) |
| ETON | Energy has weight at English college |
| SUE | Starts serving us excuses to take one to court (3) |
| VENTILATION | Inlet in vat often starts giving provision of air |
| GRID | Network starts giving radio its decentralisation (4) |
| KEBLE | Oxford college starts to keep every book listed elsewhere (5) |
| UPROAR | At college, start of real row and tumult (6) |
| ADHOC | Commercial, hothead at firm reviewed, is only suitable for one specific purpose |
| SLIPKNOT | Don't lose balance, we"re told, for a tie easily undone (8) |
| HAIRLINE | Hothead at United, for example, is found up top (8) |
| BOPEEP | Sounds like handsome type of French lover has a little look for careless sheepish type (2,4) |
| SCHEDULE | Retires to get away from hothead at the top of the class with school timetable (8) |
| EGOTRIP | English lose balance after attempt to boost self-esteem (3,4) |
| LEER | See drunk lose balance over there and give them a lascivious look |
| APOLOGISTS | Hits goalpost bending around one for first score making excuses for The Defence (10) |
| PITH | Mine hothead at the core (4) |
| BUNKER | Hazard for careless driver? |
| COMPREHEND | To understand more, PC involves hothead at the finish (10) |
| LITTLEBOPEEP | Look after small personal problem for careless shepherd (6,2,4) |
| FALSEMOVE | Criminal loves fame for careless act? (5,4) |
