| OBVIOUSLY | Oboe, violin up 50% - devious for sure (9) |
| CHATROOM | Charm too devious for sociable area (4,4) |
| SOUROY | Bitterly devious for about 45 minutes! (6) |
| SOURLY | Bitterly devious for about 45 minutes! |
| TAPROOT | Trap too devious for underground section (7) |
| RIBALD | Crude tease - a little devious for starters (6) |
| SOFABED | Put up 50% of folk in mostly humble guest accommodation? (4,3) |
| ENCOURAGED | Fired up, 50% of encounters were angry (10) |
| THEME | What makes up 50% of lame thread? (5) |
| RIPPLE | Tear up 50% pledge, causing a slight disturbance |
| STANDON | Land agents too devious for valid support or justification (1,3,2,5,2) |
| ALEGTO | Land agents too devious for valid support or justification (1,3,2,5,2) |
| ORHALFOF | Single alternative to one pheasant. or to hold up 50% of trouser? (2,4,2,1,5) |
| ABRACE | Single alternative to one pheasant. or to hold up 50% of trouser? (2,4,2,1,5) |
| JOHNMOTSON | Tony B's predecessor not so devious for commentator (4,6) |
| BOLOGNESE | Glen's oboe mishandled by saucy sort (9) |
| PASODOBLE | Piano and oboe lad's arranged for dance (4,5) |
| SIGHTREAD | Place oboe part aurally, and play for the first time (5-4) |
| ORATORIOS | Vocals on large-scale or arranged as trio featuring first oboe (9) |
| WOODWINDS | Instruments such as the clarinet and oboe (9) |
