| SINGLEENTRY | One way to admit it's not the most common way of keeping books (6,5) |
| IDIOTIC | Single woman in charge of keeping books? That's ridiculous |
| NEWYEARSEVE | Perhaps a more common way of saying 31 December (3,5,3) |
| ASISUSUAL | Like to have one's regular drink in the most common way (2,2,5) |
| HEADLIGHTS | Leaders admit it's not heavy and can be found at the front of the vehicle (10) |
| ASUSUAL | In the most common way (2,5) |
| CONSUMERGOODS | Those taking it all in admit it's not bad for the purchasers (8,5) |
| CHEAPO | Locally, it's not the most expensive pile the officer is covering up (6) |
| UGLIFRUIT | Sounds like it's not the most attractive banana with Jamaican hybrid (4,5) |
| CHERUB | Angelic type of journalist admits it's not him (6) |
| UNEVEN | Global organisation admits it's not odd to bring this up - just a little irregular, perhaps |
| HEDONISM | Hard way to admit transgression after rebuffing indulgence |
| DRAMATIC | Theatrical way to admit car is faulty (8) |
| ROOST | Right way to admit two loves into lodging (5) |
| COLLECTCALL | Formerly common way to phone |
| HOUSEBROKEN | Trained as a pet chicken-keeping book user after work (5-6) |
| DICTATORSHIP | One of those government types with small cool way of keeping the people under the thumb (12) |
| DESTINY | A lot refuse to admit it's on the way up |
| DOUBLEGLAZING | Blue dog used to lying around as a way of keeping out the cold (6,7) |
| VIRAGO | Shrew to go after by way of keeping rig'rt |
