| MIRACLES | Marvels performed with care, slim though they may be (8) |
| MALVERN | Marvel performed at a northern resort (7) |
| IMMORTAL | First person is only human, though they may seem indestructible |
| WRESTLERS | They get to grips, though they may be all in (9) |
| MISFITS | They don't belong here, young lady! Fit though they may be |
| ENGORGE | Some children, gorgeous though they may be, eat so greedily |
| SHOD | Given shoes to brush, odd though they may be (4) |
| BACHELOR | German composer gets lore confused though they hold a degree |
| REMORSE | Compunction felt by some, err though they may (7) |
| INEXPENSIVE | It's fashionable to be seen with former writers, I've found, though they can be very cheap |
| ANGLES | They could be obtuse, though they founded Mercia |
| AUGERS | Prophetic agencies, but they sound as though they could be boring (6) |
| TERRIERS | THEY FlGHT THOUGH THEY RE NOT BOXERS |
| YESMEN | They lack initiative, though they are positive in their assertions (3,3) |
| GIFTED | Strangely gratified air isn't going to be played though they are very talented |
| THRILL | Though they might be half-thrown, setter will excite them |
| ANTELOPES | Member of colony absconds though they usually stick with the herd |
| CALLERS | Though they can phone, they turn up in person (7) |
| CHARMED | Sent back last month, with internal damage, though they seemed unusually lucky |
| DACHSHUND | Their shape reflects their diet, perhaps, though they were born with the big ears and short legs |