| ONOATH | Old boatbuilder holds tongue at first when sworn in |
| NOAH | Old boatbuilder's working up one final berth (4) |
| LATIN | Having been lying about tongue at first, get old one (5) |
| TETRAGRAM | Four-letter word? Margaret taken aback, biting tongue at first |
| GELATINOUS | Good English tongue at Open University at first seems gluey (10) |
| TUTSI | One first clucks tongue at member of a Bantu people (5) |
| WEEDING | Row in small garden at first when removing unwanted plants (7) |
| RSVP | Contrary pupil, very strongly, resists at first when they request reply in French |
| PREFAB | Building official apprehensive at first when in lead (6) |
| AWN | Bristle in anger at first when exhausted |
| ARABIC | Sara, bickering, holds tongue (6) |
| ERSE | Peter Sellers holds tongue (4) |
| IMAGE | "Silver tongue" at last added to the setter's profile (5) |
| COLICKY | Reluctant to hold tongue, being in pain |
| ELVISH | The King beginning to hold tongue in Lord of the Rings (6) |
| OLDIRISH | Woman in broadcast - hold tongue (3,5) |
| UPTO | Mischief-making old Chelsea striker Peter losing sense at first when going after West Ham's former park (2,2,2,4) |
| NOGOOD | Mischief-making old Chelsea striker Peter losing sense at first when going after West Ham's former park (2,2,2,4) |
| ATOM | A tiny bit acidic at first, when given to cat (4) |
| PRIMETIME | Proper sci-fi film - I'm ecstatic at first when many watch |
