| GIVEUPALLHOPE | Overlook everything to do with Great Expectations or completely lose heart (4,2,3,4) |
| PIP | Hero of Great Expectations or any of Gladys Knight's backup singers |
| DISMISSAL | Detectives overlook everything, nearly giving notice (9) |
| SHUN | Have nothing to do with great illumination over fashion centre (4) |
| NAPOLEON | One plan has nothing to do with great tactician (8) |
| DOWNTOASHADOW | Wasted away or completely exhausted through overwork (4,2,1,6) |
| OCTAL | Month to go over nearly everything to do with numbering system (5) |
| RIBALDRY | Indelicate humour used to poke fun at almost everything to do with prohibitionist (8) |
| WORLDWEARY | Sick of everything to do with The Globe or is that just me being cynical (5-5) |
| CALLATAXI | Attract attention of CAB accountant over everything to do with compulsory contribution to Revenue unit (4,1,4) |
| GOVERNMENTAL | These right-wing men live in Alverton and they want to change everything to do with the way the country is run (12) |
| MARITAL | Almost spoil everything to do with couple's relationship |
| THEWHOLEKITANDCABOODLE | Everything to do with deal can be resolved, including difficult situation over king |
| REGIONAL | Somehow ignore nearly everything to do with a district (8) |
| POSTAL | After nearly everything to do with deliveries... (6) |
| HERALDRY | Hardly wrong doing the rounds of hospital ward investigating everything to do with the Knights (8) |
| ENTERAL | Log almost everything to do with food processing facilities (7) |
| MUSTARD | To cut the ___ is to meet the expectations or reach the desired standard |
| PIPERACK | Chap with great expectations for sweetheart to frame row of smokers (4,4) |
| PIPS | Stones belonging to man with great expectations (4) |
