| MISCALCULATE | Make error and claim a clue's bad, without beginning to think |
| RECONSIDER | Again think about team in Cryptic Clues bad corner |
| MISCOUNT | Make error with 20 to make first motorway to south matter |
| SMARTALEC | Chewing caramels and beginning to think he's so clever (5,4) |
| TREASON | Beginning to think motive leads to crime |
| SMARMIEST | Officer beginning to think about troops most likely to crawl |
| DAMPSQUIB | Liberal MP is bad - without question, a disappointment. (4,5) |
| TOODLEOO | 'Goodbye to love' looked bad without Karen up front (6-2) |
| BOAST | A wild stab ___ ring in and claim (5) |
| ENDLESSLY | Sells in error, and be in to deny how it goes on and on (9) |
| ADDICTION | Combine untruthful stories without beginning to form a bad habit (9) |
| ACCORDING | Bill has a line to sing without beginning ... to Hoyle? (9) |
| MISWRITE | Make error, literally picking up the perfect woman to marry |
| FOOTFAULT | Pay for failing to make error it court (4,5) |
| BECALM | "____ in arguing; for fierceness makes / Error a fault, and truth discourtesy" (George Herbert) (2,4) |
| CASUAL | A clue's a mess when disregarding English and careless (6) |
| TRIPPER | Tourist beginning to think it's great in Australia! (7) |
| TRACTION | Ultimately smitten with old Italian car, beginning to think about purchase ... |
| BEETLECRUSHER | Given the boot, worker - beginning to think about career - has look round |
| DULLEST | Most unintelligent secretary of state beginning to think |