| LOVEAPPLE | Nothing bitter about very soft old fruit (4,5) |
| PINEAPPLES | See plain changes about very soft fruit (10) |
| FLIPPER | Distributed leaflet about very soft swim wear (7) |
| KIPPER | Prime minister has change of heart about very soft breakfast dish (6) |
| PURPORTED | Supposed to be soft, old city sheltered area for editor |
| OUTOFDATE | Old fruit beneath Bullingdon club member getting end away? (3,2,4) |
| TAMARILLO | Work round a ruin, old fruit (9) |
| TOMATILLO | To a degree, cultivate old fruit in Mexico |
| PERSIMMON | Simon says a perm is necessary, old fruit! (9) |
| NONPAREIL | Old fruit cultivar, a russet apple variety (9) |
| YARDOFALE | that which is already brewed with infusion of old fruits initially (4,2,3) |
| POTENTIATE | Soft old wine I consumed for boost (10) |
| SPEEDO | Top player squeezes soft old instrument in vehicle (6) |
| GRAPPA | 'King George', a soft old man's tipple (6) |
| KLOPP | Soft old president turned up, a chap no longer managing |
| PARK | Soft old vessel at sports ground (4) |
| AVOCADO | A very old bounder, 'old fruit' |
| CANTALOUPE | In a strange way an apt clue about old fruit |
| CHAP | A pig's cheek; or, from "buyer, customer, pedlar", a word for a boy, fellow or ordinary man; or, endearingly, a mucker, old bean, old fruit etc (4) |
| APRICOCK | On All Fools' Day the bird gets old fruit (8) |
