| LEAVEOUT | Miss what's close to the gutter taken in by hooligan (5,3) |
| SKYWRITING | Gives an airing to what's close to The Sun's view - is that leaving a message we can all look up to? (10) |
| YOUNGLADY | Miss what's wet behind the ears and noble (5,4) |
| RUNNEL | Hurry with Leonard back to the gutter |
| DRAINPIPE | Such trousers as may be attached to the gutter (9) |
| SPELLOUT | Specify type of wheat cut by hooligan (5,3) |
| FACEDOWN | With nose in the gutter, journalist's in business to grovel about (4,4) |
| GARGOYLE | Grey gaol designed by a frightening type that's found in the gutter perhaps (8) |
| ELDRITCH | The Spanish king in the gutter? That's uncanny (8) |
| DRAINAGE | Drive on first-class horse for last race? Following the likes of this will have you in the gutter! (8) |
| THOROUGH | Watery elements in the gutter, cutting no corners (8) |
| REVELLER | Carouser, having left bar reeling, finishes in the gutter |
| BYTHEWAY | In the gutter, incidentally (2,3,3) |
| TRUEGRIT | Strength of character of Central Africa is in the gutter, somehow (4,4) |
| DOWNPIPE | Sad star on ecstasy one's seen in the gutter (8) |
| TEN | What's close to eight, closer to nine, and closer to eleven too? |
| THIEVES | They pinch what's close to me, coming round the night before |
| BRAE | What's close to bust? Eastern bank in Aberdeen |
| BODILY | In the flesh, top worn by hooligan's the wrong way round |
| GOLFCOURSE | What's close to hotel, with rough-sounding green expanse? |
