| IRONY | Muted - or refined - sarcasm (5) |
| SORDO | Muted or damped (mus) (5) |
| SUBDUED | Muted or softened, ... lighting |
| PASTELLIST | Crayonist who creates their characteristically pale-hued works of art with the sticks of powdered pigment synonymous with delicate, muted or soft shades of colour (10) |
| FORGE | A workshop in which metals are melted or refined (5) |
| OATES | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| ALARM | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| FOYLE | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| BANDS | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| STASH | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| LAYER | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| OUTOF | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| APPLE | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| SUITE | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| PIECE | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| TOYOU | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| BOXER | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| HORSE | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| AGNEW | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
| LIGHT | Marathon fry-up, or refined style of barber-shop? (4-4,7) |
