| ETCH | Make an impression, and so on, on husband |
| NOOSE | Marriage, say: the ultimate in torture, and so on, on reflection |
| STANDOUT | Make an impression and refuse to agree (5,3) |
| ETCHED | Made an impression and got fellow going (6) |
| RUBBERSTAMPED | Masseur made an impression and was automatically approved (6-7) |
| MONOTONY | Sound of droning on and on, on and on ... |
| START | Off and on, on and off ... like an old ship on sail? (4-5) |
| STOP | Off and on, on and off ... like an old ship on sail? (4-5) |
| ETC | "... and on and on" on a list |
| HAS | Cheats so on husband |
| DOH | Cheat on husband? What an idiot I am! |
| CUTTHEMUSTARD | Made a good impression and occasionally ground out test match when playing (3,3,7) |
| INTROSPECTION | The examination of one's own thoughts, impressions and feelings (13) |
| HEAPED | He did impressions and made a pile (6) |
| TAKINGOFF | Giving impressions and doing a striptease (6,3) |
| DELUSIONS | False impressions and lies sound contrived (9) |
| BREMNER | Scottish comedian specialising in impressions and political satire, Rory - (7) |
| HIRING | Taking on husband, one needs token of commitment, perhaps (6) |
| HOLDTIGHT | Keep a grip on husband, habitual drunk |
| CONSERVE | Prisoner has to wait on husband |
