| COLUMBA | Missionary, in middle of crossword, having soft drink brought round |
| CHIPOLATA | Joint with soft drink brought round: thanks for the snack (9) |
| SYRIA | Simon leaves missionary in middle eastern trouble spot (5) |
| EMMYS | Raised aesthetic quality of crosswords, having abandoned attempt to win awards (5) |
| HAMMOCK | Drink brought round in the morning, given to male in bed (7) |
| TERESA | G in residence, having drink brought round (6) |
| AMBLE | Go at easy pace ___ drink brought round doctor! (5) |
| TOAST | Drink brought round when? For this, perhaps |
| TORTE | Sweet energy drink brought round to take on run |
| NOWADAYS | In the present climate, under no circumstances ring father in the middle of crossword (8) |
| FOREIGNERS | It's somewhat strange to hesitate in the middle of crossword for newcomers (10) |
| WORMS | Invertebrate animals having soft, long bodies; a new cave variety was found in the Bay of Alcudia, Mallorca last year and given the scientific name of Pollentia perezi (5) |
| PHILOSOPHISE | In the local, Philip finds Sophie covering middle of crossword to talk about ethics (12) |
| REBUS | Flipping exceptional middle of crossword puzzle (5) |
| CROSSSWORDSWITH | Argue with solvers starting in the middle of crosswords (5,6,4) |
| AYLWARD | Gladys, missionary in China whose story was told in the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (7) |
| INN | Ingrid Bergman becomes a missionary in China in the 1958 classic, The ... Of The Sixth Happiness |
| FLOURY | Description of something dusted with powdery wheatmeal; or, a potato having soft fluffy flesh when cooked, therefore often good for roasting (6) |
| LAIDDOWN | Having litre to drink, brought in help as specified |
| PLUMBAGO | Plant having soft joint problem (8) |
