| NOONDAY | Not a soul except last one in back yard at twelve (7) |
| LANES | Achille's heel surrounds one in back alleys |
| STEAL | Allows one in, back to thieve (5) |
| LUGSAIL | Square canvas on yard at an angle to the mast - slug Ali (anag) (7) |
| LAYSOUT | Shows hooligan around a yard at school (4,3) |
| DEFENCE | Government ministry that was former owner of railway yard at Eastriggs (7) |
| DODDERY | Faltering stranger in back yard |
| POLITIC | Discreet computer material confiscated by cops, except last item |
| DAYSTAR | Venus, out by yards, at back (7) |
| LILYPAD | Floating leaf is little, found on yard at home (4,3) |
| GUYROPE | Feel uncertainly around unlit yard at first, then steadier |
| INCITES | Fires kill last one in hot urban areas (7) |
| LEANTOS | Temporary shelters, last one in a decrepit state (4,3) |
| LABORES | You might work at twelve if you're Hercules |
| RACKETY | Noisy bat - last one in belfry (7) |
| ENDORSE | Approve last one in 'unt? (7) |
| CORNLAW | Sir Robert Peel repealed the last one in 1846 |
| PLUMMET | Drop fruit on me, last one in basket |
| SLOWEST | Last one in, competitively |
| HANDSUP | What the holdup man says at 12 o'clock? (5,2) |
