| MASSEUSE | One person relieving tension for the body in USA seems wrong (8) |
| TEUTONIC | First tensions for The Union is a real pick-me-up for all things German (8) |
| CALLOUS | Everyone in company before us seems unsympathetic (7) |
| SENATE | Governing body in US Congress, for instance (6) |
| SECURITYCOUNCIL | International body in US, iconic, involved with cruelty |
| CHRISTIE | The Mousetrap creator who wrote The A. B. C. Murders, And Then There Were None and The Body in the Library ; one of the best-selling authors of all time (8) |
| MEETINGS | Seem wrong about it possibly being no good in assemblies (8) |
| FUSELAGE | Term for the body of an aeroplane (8) |
| NUTRIENT | Fuel for the body UTTER INN anagram) (8) |
| AIRSHIPS | Ventilates the mid-part of the body in dirigibles (8) |
| SYNOVIAL | Describing a joint in the body in which fluid is present (8) |
| LECITHIN | A phospholipid; essential for the body (8) |
| CARAPACE | Word for the body-shell of a tortoise, thus any impenetrable protective shield or hardened exterior (8) |
| CLEARINGTHEAIR | With Ucas service, that person's receiving answer relieving tension (8,3,3) |
| MESELS | Origin in Latin seems wrong for lepers of yore |
| LETTINGOFFSTEAM | Relieving tension, excusing mates in conflict (7,3,5) |
| ICEBREAKING | Pausing after diamonds are relieving tension (3-8) |
| CASSOCK | Money in short supply? No tension for outerwear (7) |
| ARIMATHEA | In the Bible, this man donated his new tomb for the body of Jesus, Joseph of ... |
| SCHEME | Plan might seem wrong to include the church in it (6) |
