| UNSUCCESSFUL | Not having managed to do something (12) |
| AUTODIDACT | One informally educated managed to do something on vehicle |
| IGNORANT | Untrained soldier's coming back, not having managed (8) |
| DODGEABULLET | Avoid some problem -- John Wayne invariably managed to do it (5,1,6) |
| CELEBRATED | Starting to back leader, etc, having managed to put on a show (10) |
| NARCISSI | Flowers, ones thus having managed to climb |
| HARANGUED | Shouted at Shadow Foreign Secretary having managed to invade Germany (9) |
| RANG | Sounded good, having managed to come first (4) |
| DRANK | Knocked back having managed to invade Denmark's borders |
| ARRANT | Notorious having managed to break sculpture, for one |
| HINDRANCE | Back with church, having managed to admit impediment |
| RANSACK | Search thoroughly, having managed to get rid of the staff (7) |
| INCURIOUS | Indifferent having managed to run up debts (9) |
| RANSACKS | Having managed to fire staff, initially, searches a place thoroughly (8) |
| RANSOMER | One may pay the price, having managed to get only a fraction right |
| FRANC | I'm accepted in Basle, having managed to break into football team |
| REACHADECISION | What I hope they've managed to do by now |
| ERRANDS | Jobs a monarch managed to do first and second (7) |
| GETAWAYWITHMURDER | Jack the Ripper managed to do absolutely anything |
| AGED | Though old, managed to do without a servant (4) |
