| INHABITANT | Native in tin hat surprisingly embracing sailor (10) |
| CANTABILE | Like singing sailor in tin hat (9) |
| OATH | Pledge made solemnly is old hat, surprisingly |
| PAINTTHETOWNRED | I'd rent new top hat, surprisingly, for party |
| INABSENTIA | While you're away, perhaps it's Annie embracing sailor (2,8) |
| AFFABLY | A female pilot embracing sailor in a friendly manner (7) |
| ISABELLA | Embracing sailor, I deceive a woman (8) |
| INHOTWATER | Wore tin hat sloppily when about to cop it |
| INDIGENOUS | Native in America, following archaeological excavation, recalled one (10) |
| REMAINCALM | Don't panic Cuzco native in backing less plausible opening for movie (6,4) |
| COMANCHERO | Trader with plains natives in US |
| INGRATIATINGLY | Angry litigant surprisingly embracing yours truly in a way meant to gain favour (14) |
| RIPOSTE | Ceremony embracing sailor's swift comeback |
| ARTLESS | Unaffected star surprisingly embracing the French (7) |
| TONEPOEM | Monet surprisingly embracing American writer's orchestral composition (4,4) |
| EMPHASIS | Messiah surprisingly embracing poor - first priority! (8) |
| SNAKEPIT | Tin hat to wear in viciously nasty place (5,3) |
| TAHITIAN | Islander, one in a tin hat looking silly |
| TARNATION | Tin hat battered in conflict, people united, eh? (4,2,9) |
| WHATIN | Tin hat battered in conflict, people united, eh? (4,2,9) |
