| MALTREATED | Not properly handled but could be tamed later (10) |
| SHARI | Lewis who handled (but didn't eat) Lamb Chop |
| PAWED | Roughly handled, but quietly impressed |
| NEGOTIATOR | One who bargains on a tiger to be tamed (10) |
| BALDERDASH | Lost more hair? Damn! But could be a load of rubbish (10) |
| SECONDBEST | Not first rate, but could be a decent boss (6,4) |
| PERMISSIVE | Impressive, but could be lax (10) |
| BOARDWALKS | And at the beach to avoid this but could be on pirate ships for a watery grave (10) |
| GOLDMINING | Ogling (in the mind) but could be digging for carats? (4,6) |
| PEPPERPOTS | Shaken but could be sneezed at (6,4) |
| BARRELORGAN | Properly handled, this can turn out music (6-5) |
| WELLMANAGED | Properly handled, we learners got on under staff supervision |
| UNDERCONTROL | Being properly handled by organisation linked to the German-Czech State? (5,7) |
| FRIZZ | Hair feature that can be tamed with mousse |
| EDGES | They might be tamed with hair gel |
| IRREPRESSIBLE | Unable to be tamed, an ... wit |
| UNALTERED | Not changed, but could be nude later (9) |
| ESPERANTO | Not one's mother tongue, but could be pater's one |
| HAWAIIAN | He is not from Waihi, Ana, but could be (8) |
| ROCKSALT | Not perhaps in your cellar, but could be in mine |
