| THEGRIMREAPER | Out there swallowing dreadful pear cocktail with one of those at death's door (3,4,6) |
| GRIMREAPER | One of those at death's door is waiting at Departures (4,6) |
| SCYTHE | Grasped by one of those at death's door with chesty problem (6) |
| NATIONAL | After party, catch up over cocktail with one employer of 22 (8,4) |
| BANK | After party, catch up over cocktail with one employer of 22 (8,4) |
| DESPERADO | Outlaw boy has pear cocktail at the party (9) |
| RAKISH | Reckless to swallow cocktail with one so lecherous (6) |
| APERITIF | Drink pear cocktail, providing it comes first (8) |
| CRITICALLYILL | At death's door |
| TERMINALLYILL | At death's door |
| LIFESAVERS | Biography with people of interest - perhaps, the type working overseas rescuing those at death's door (10) |
| SCHOOLTEACHER | Sounds fishy providing lessons to one of those at top of class (13) |
| MONKEYSAROUND | One of those at The Abbey adaptation? Yes, roughly, producing plays in the Zoo presumably! (7,6) |
| PROTRACTOR | One of those who has the measure of that Circle is on the side of one of those at The Ploughing (10) |
| OLIVE | Girl making a plea to one at death's door? (5) |
| INEXTREMIS | One following US rock band is at death's door |
| APRON | Girl making a plea to one at death's door? (5) |
| FADING | I had, in turn, been seized by canine at death's door (6) |
| SHEAF | All the papers at death's door perhaps? (5) |
| DIEMYDEAR | (and 12,25,1,17,23) Hold high statesman 'til directly at death's door: this will provide his (Pam's) |
