| CLOUDY | More than loud, but far from clear! (6) |
| EARSPLITTING | More than loud |
| AROAR | More than loud |
| OPAQUE | Pop a question, keeping far from clear (6) |
| OGRESS | She's great, but far from attractive (6) |
| DEXTER | Prevent drinking that's wrong, but far from sinister? (6) |
| FLOWER | The best is loud, but getting softer (6) |
| CLARET | Wine is made from clear tea! (6) |
| ZIRCON | From "golden", a gem and a silicate of atomic no. 40, whose colours, ranging from clear to red, brown, blue, green, yellow and smoky, can be observed in its varieties hyacinth, jacinth, jargoon and sp |
| OPENUP | Start firing from clear space on high (4,2) |
| ORACLE | Is consulted but may make nothing clear! (6) |
| VAGUE | Victor fit? It's far from clear (5) |
| MUD | A dud rhyme is far from clear |
| OBSCURE | Old Boy’s remedy far from clear |
| SHADOWY | How day's turned out is far from clear (7) |
| VAGUER | Queen Victoria contracted a fever? That's less clear! (6) |
| LIMPID | Flaccid? I'd say it was quite clear! (6) |
| DEFINE | If upset, in dire need, make it clear! (6) |
| CEREAL | It's clear! In the East, they have it for breakfast (6) |
| ESCHEW | Hens occasionally bite? Steer clear! (6) |
