| IMMORAL | No time for deity, perhaps, that's depraved (7) |
| LIBERTINE | Policy to have Tiber redirected a that's depraved (9) |
| NEPTUNE | Writer backed song for deity (7) |
| JUPITER | James the First on high devised rite for deity of old (7) |
| ELEMENT | Water, perhaps, that's in a kettle (7) |
| ACADEME | One club perhaps that's made for mixing in learned environment |
| AVIATOR | A Johnson, perhaps, that's advanced through backing bullshit (7) |
| TIDYING | Housework perhaps that's shattering dignity (7) |
| PORTENT | Drink before ten perhaps - that's a bad sign (7) |
| RETIREE | Concerning one aboard plane, perhaps that's stopped working? (7) |
| CAPITAL | Seat of government, perhaps, that's first-class (7) |
| BUTCHER | One promoting game perhaps that's comparatively tough (7) |
| UNUSUAL | One French drink perhaps that's out of the ordinary (7) |
| LEFTIST | Labour MP perhaps that's quit is malcontent ultimately (7) |
| THEFACE | Being a good-looker perhaps, that's obvious (7,3,2,3,4) |
| THROWIN | Do this with the towel perhaps that's taken off the field |
| VISHNU | Verse Hindus, with no end of dread, composed for deity (6) |
| THORNY | Difficult for deity to reach city (6) |
| ELOHIM | Before mass, priest stifles expression of joy for deity |
| ALLAH | A public room erected for deity (5) |
