| YOKING | Man depressed by second person almost getting into bondage |
| YOGURT | Second person almost upset basket of curdled food (6) |
| DIPLOMA | Tactful person almost getting certificate of qualification (7) |
| TANGENT | Touching line by man depressed by result of The Sun's exposure |
| CHUBBY | Old man depressed by cold roly-poly |
| KELVIN | The King almost getting into Hearts of Darkness in biggest city constituency (6) |
| PABULUM | A bug almost getting into fruit mush (7) |
| BLUES | Depressed by second type of music |
| SITCOM | Tech firm getting into bondage could be worth a laugh! |
| ENSLAVING | Doctor Van Helsing taking heroin and getting into bondage? |
| TUVALU | Posh Valerie taken in by second person in France in the country (6) |
| BAYOU | First degree by second person from backwater (5) |
| IFYOUPLEASE | Polite request provided by second person hearing urgent requests (2,3,6) |
| TEGU | Large lizard, say, kept by second person in France (4) |
| MIDGE | Biting insect getting small person, almost (5) |
| ALLOW | Man, depressed, needing permit (5) |
| SADHU | Hindu holy man depressed with Hugh as had been heard (5) |
| ONEINAMILLION | Wonderful person, almost unique? (3,2,1,7) |
| ADULATE | Accord excessive praise mature person almost swallowed (7) |
| EARLYBIRD | Morning person almost doesn't start prison term (5,4) |
