| SERIOUS | Or, use is made of it, to be earnest (7) |
| SINCERE | Evil prophet said to be earnest (7) |
| LOUNGES | Rooms long use is made of (7) |
| PIGMENT | Dye intended, by the sound of it, to be applied to farm animal |
| PATCHED | Hated PC version of it to be repaired (7) |
| ISSUE | If use is made of it, publish it (5) |
| NAUSEOUS | Loathsome to USA, no use is made of it (8) |
| ENSUE | It will follow when half use is made of it (5) |
| BUSTLES | But less is made of it if one busies oneself (7) |
| SURFEIT | Too much of it to fit: sure needs altering (7) |
| SHAWNEE | Certain, by the sound of it, to require mostly Native American people (7) |
| TOPMAST | It's most apt use is on a sailing vessel (7) |
| AUSSIES | A use is adapted to small race (7) |
| REISSUE | Use is reordered, so bring it out again (7) |
| IGNEOUS | Granite one uses is obtained by blasting this nearest rock (7) |
| INTENSE | Repeatedly discovered fine item one uses is sharp (7) |
| SEDITION | If I used it I only meant part of it to be rebellious behaviour |
| EDEMA | Deem a different form of it to be dropsy (5) |
| RINGTHEBELL | Phone the beauty, by the sound of it, to be successful (4,3,4) |
| WELLDISPOSED | Effectively, got rid of it to be friendly |
