| TONESDOWN | Moderates but doesn't, perhaps, admit to |
| TEMPERATE | Moderate, but consumed by irritation (9) |
| OFTEN | Frequently moderate but not at first (5) |
| MIDDLE | Perhaps admit Leeds is not part of this geopolitical area! (6) |
| EAST | Perhaps admit Leeds is not part of this geopolitical area! (4) |
| STATUE | Georgia perhaps admits the upper-class figure (6) |
| BASINET | Helmet has function opener perhaps admits |
| MOUSE | Calliope perhaps admits love for the computer device (5) |
| CABARET | Garfield perhaps admits the nude floor show (7) |
| WHINGER | John Kirwan perhaps admits he initially was a grumbler (7) |
| COSMIC | Dandy, perhaps, admits starter of soup is out of this world (6) |
| DISGRUNTLE | Hack off lizard's tail with inarticulate sound? Man perhaps admits it |
| USURPER | Shylock perhaps admits the party leader is one who takes by force (7) |
| MODESTY | What a humblebrag attempts to show, but doesn't |
| LIPSYNCS | Appears to (but doesn't) sing (2 wds) |
| PSEUDONYM | As an afterthought, returns due to head of organisation in New York at the beginning of the month but doesn't reveal identity |
| TWISTED | One's pulled out of shape, but doesn't have to be bitter (7) |
| SOMEONE | "A gentleman is ___ who can play the accordion, but doesn't" (quip attributed to Tom Waits) |
| LOAD | What Puzzmo used to do for a while during the daily changeover (but doesn't anymore, thanks Gary!) |
| OPENFIELDTACKLE | It stops the play but doesn't stop the clock |
