| ANNABEL | Miss Lee, aspiring starlet, losing head and gaining pounds (7) |
| NERVE | Ace, perhaps, losing head and gaining new courage (5) |
| ANNABELLEE | Aspiring starlet losing her head about model in poem (7,3) |
| STALER | Starlet losing time becoming less fresh (6) |
| WAITRESSES | Aspiring starlets. maybe. with fine hair (10) |
| SLIMMER | Suppress rage when gaining pounds, wanting to be this? (7) |
| FLATTER | Become chubbier after gaining pounds (7) |
| IMPULSE | Urge brat to exercise! Gaining pounds (7) |
| NAIROBI | Take note about an African capital losing head and one another (7) |
| MOCKERY | Expression of surprise about pop performer losing head - and derision (7) |
| RIDERED | Having someone up - a person at match losing head and angry |
| TAKESON | Runs a risk losing head and shoulders (5,2) |
| TUMBLED | Tripped, losing head, and fell |
| ILLGOTTEN | One gaining pounds and pounds, converted to gent ___ were his gains such? (3-6) |
| YOYO | ___ dieting (cycles of losing and gaining weight): Hyph. |
| BRENDA | Miss Lee, singer known as ?Little Miss Dynamite" (6) |
| LILA | Miss Lee of "Blood and Sand" |
| LEARNING | Wastrel finally getting paid for work and gaining skills (8) |
| RENASCENT | Concerned with new climb and gaining fresh energy (9) |
| AWARDWINNING | A district, attractive and gaining recognition |
