| UNLADEN | Nun's order holds lead pieces but is not weighed down (7) |
| CATHEDRAL | Imposing church holds lead chart position (9) |
| COPED | Managed to oddly chomp lead pieces |
| UNHAMPERED | Not weighed down with the wherewithal for a picnic? |
| ANNULMENT | Lament nun's order for cancellation (9) |
| ONTHERUN | Fleeing from the other nun's order (2,3,3) |
| NUGGETS | Gold pieces, but not regular currency (7) |
| BITPART | Two pieces but not a starring role (3,4) |
| AMENDER | One changes finale in Debussy piece, but not the opening (7) |
| SARACEN | Ena is seen in cars but is not one for crusades (7) |
| EPICEDE | Ed gets a piece but it's so miserable! (7) |
| UNERECT | International body to build - but is not upright! (7) |
| NOWHERE | At present, twice, but is not getting anywhere (7) |
| TOURACO | Atrocious, but is not flawed like a colourful flyer (7) |
| ARTICLE | Piece - but not the leader? |
| EPICURE | You are taking a piece but he's such a fussy eater! |
| KINESES | A movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation. |
| THEBOOT | Is dismissed - but is not presented with a hat or iron as you pass go, for example (4,3,4) |
| TUATARA | The ___ has a third, or parietal, eye that has a rudimentary lens, but is not an organ of vision (7) |
| RHOMBUS | Geometric shape which has four equal sides but is not a square |