| EASYMEAT | Not hard to get, but could it still be tough? (4,4) |
| FLOURISH | One type of powder is hard to get, but it can bear fruit (8) |
| SCINTILLA | Scrap - can it still be recycled with reduced temperature? (9) |
| YEAST | As yet, could it still ferment? (5) |
| SCARCE | Hard to get, but some win an Oscar, certainly (6) |
| FINEDAY | Good weather, but could it mean a thin time? (4,3) |
| EXACTING | Former lover pretending to be tough? (8) |
| EASYPREY | Eye-spray formulated for food not hard to get (4,4) |
| PLEASANT | Nice game, not hard to get fifty in |
| PHARISEE | Sanctimonious sort is pompous at heart and mostly tough? That makes sense! |
| MAILBOAT | Isn't it still a craft - if all at sea - to get all your letters across? (8) |
| STREAMER | You see it flowing - you hesitate - it still keeps flowing! (8) |
| CANISTER | Broke a cistern but it still holds dry goods (8) |
| BASTILLE | No longer a fortress. but it still has its Day (8) |
| MEN | They're "easy to get but hard to keep": Mae West |
| NEEDLESS | Unwarranted advice when times are tough? |
| SEALHUNT | It still happens in Canada and is greatly opposed by animal welfare advocates: 2 wds. |
| INFOR | Guaranteed to get but maybe in trouble (2,3) |
| OUGHT | Have a duty, even if it might be tough? |
| FLUFFY | It's not hard to get down at start of year (6) |
