| LIFEPEER | One's ennobled, if taking sword in both hands |
| REPEL | Parry using short sword in both hands |
| SIFT | In distress, if taking strain (4) |
| DENTIFRICE | Get cavity if taking certain food? Brush with this! |
| SCRAMBLE | Do some climbing - that is, if taking a country walk |
| STRIFE | The sort of trouble one can expect if taking a rest (6) |
| ASLEEP | Disturb, please, if taking forty winks and out like a light (6) |
| THOUGHTOUT | Carefully considered even if taking Tevez initially on loan (7,3) |
| USED | Employed but amused if taking the morning off (4) |
| ALANBROOKE | Army chief, ennobled like Newton, ruined? Nothing in it (10) |
| OLIVIER | Ennobled English actor who died in 1989 (7) |
| TWEEDSMUIR | Baronetcy assumed by John Buchan when he was ennobled in 1935 |
| PROZAC | In favour of person ennobled by Boris providing drug |
| TITLED | Ennobled, a small bird was in the front (6) |
| HABIT | Routine advice: If taking a quiet moment with a cup of hot tea leaves you feeling relaxed, maybe you should make it a ___ |
| EIFFELTOWER | Arranged lower fee if taking time to deliver more than 7,000 tonnes of iron |
| GIFT | Use a small bag if taking a bottle for the host perhaps (4) |
| ALANSUGAR | Ennobled businessman (4,5) |
| LANDLORD | Letter to settle status of ennobled man (8) |
| ARCHDUKE | Rude hack somehow ennobled! (8) |
