| ANDROGYNY | Male and female mixed with gory effect at Big Apple (9) |
| SPLATTER | Plash, splodge or messy aftermath of a food fight, frying or cookout; a chaotic paint pattern; or, a gory effect in a horror or "punk" film scene (8) |
| GARGOYLE | Upset Gale with gory grotesque figure (8) |
| LLOYDGEORGE | Old leg with gory wound attached to Eng lish PM once (5,6) |
| BENCHTEST | Pre-release production work of judges at big match (5,4) |
| ORDINANCE | Noise ___ (rule that might take effect at night) |
| SERVINGUP | Dishing out having a particular effect at university (7,2) |
| CHLORELLA | Algae affected loch, river, and the Spanish male and female (9) |
| ELEPHANTS | Male and female ones are called bulls and cows, respectively |
| TOTHEFORE | Prominent male and female after baby courted off and on |
| IDENTICAL | Male and female sea stars are hard to tell apart because they look ___ |
| PRESSSTUD | Small fastener whose marrying male and female parts pop or snap together to unite a Babygro, bag, bedcover or bodysuit's gusset (5,4) |
| PLOUGH | Palestinian group unites with horror at big dipper (6) |
| CENTENNIAL | Little change to boredom missing you and Alan at big anniversary (10) |
| TATTOOED | Shoddy stuff aimed at big dictionary covered with ink |
| BASSGUITAR | As at Big Sur, McCartney's axe to grind? (4,6) |
| CHATEAU | Beverage doubly posh at big house (7) |
| EYELINER | Kohl takes look at big ship (8) |
| CIRCULARSAW | Its effect at the cutting edge is due to revolutionary design |
| TENSE | Suffering from strain? Pain-relief technique should take effect at the start |