| NONAGE | Minority, say, soon getting sent back (6) |
| EMERGE | Come to light, say, about Brendan getting sent back (6) |
| ECLAIR | Food getting sent back, including the French cake (6) |
| SWEDEN | Country editor blocking contents of paper getting sent back (6) |
| TUNDRA | Plain, shelled hard nuts getting sent back (6) |
| TRADER | Perhaps Titian paintings getting sent over for dealer (6) |
| GAWAIN | A funny guy getting sent up in Birtwistle opera (6) |
| ABSENT | Sailor getting sent away (6) |
| ABUSAGE | Misuse of vehicle covered by AA before getting sent back, say (7) |
| ARENA | The ring is an awful long time getting sent back (5) |
| OGRE | Monster therefore getting sent back (4) |
| TIRAMISU | Dessert for us? I ruin it, getting sent back (8) |
| YAM | Vegetable from can getting sent back (3) |
| STIFLING | Oppressively hot sling, restricting fit - getting sent back (8) |
| COMMONDEMOTION | Getting sent back from the MLB to a Triple-A team, e.g.? |
| ANON | Soon getting round the girl sent round (4) |
| EAGERLY | ... turning, say, soon to embrace with desire |
| NONAGENARIAN | Very old article on Iran, say, soon after revolution |
| ALGERNON | Boy soon getting around large resistance |
| ACETAL | Account not on time getting sent over, but solvent (6) |