| REDUCINGAGENT | Minimising a fellow becoming an electron donor (8,5) |
| RONDO | Type of movement constrained by electron donor (5) |
| CUTDOWNTOSIZE | Challenge importance by minimising what the editor might do for The Paper (3,4,2,4) |
| DETERGENT | Stop fellow becoming a cleaner (9) |
| CONMAN | Argument against fellow becoming a swindler (3,3) |
| BARMAN | Prohibit fellow becoming a drinks server (6) |
| SARGENT | Rising artist's fellow becoming notable portrait painter (7) |
| DETECTS | Discovers flaws with fellow becoming leader of team (7) |
| SHOWOFF | Second method of fellow becoming braggart (4-3) |
| FLIPACOIN | Referee will do this before a game, minimising footballers" backchat a bit (4,1,4) |
| SILENCER | Device for minimising the report of a gunshot (8) |
| NEWSMEN | Fresh single fellows becoming journalists |
| TAXAVOIDANCE | Minimising of HM Revenue & Customs duty |
| NONSKID | Partners to keep working on child, minimising slips (3-4) |
| BARBLESS | Sort of hook minimising damage to fish's mouth (8) |
| ECONOMISING | I come nosing about minimising costs (11) |
| MEATAXES | Maybe chop chop with these tips for minimising expenses and charges |
| WASTE | Minimising all would actually save the environment? |
| ORBIT | Path of an electron around an atomic nucleus, or a planet around a star (5) |
| MESON | Subatomic particle intermediate in mass between an electron and a proton, typically composed of a quark and an antiquark (5) |
