| SORENESS | Pain like this maybe, Descartes's son reveals |
| BACKFLIP | I hear some are salty, like this maybe? (8) |
| UNMASKS | Man swimming in river, son reveals (7) |
| TETHYS | Lawrence your old son reveals sea goddess (6) |
| ANCESTORS | Caught in sort of treason, son reveals those at top of tree (9) |
| YELLOW | Give loud cry of pain, like a coward (6) |
| SADISTS | They enjoy inflicting pain, like retired detectives way back |
| ACHE | Such a cheerful type - concealing pain like that! (4) |
| SWALLOW | The old lady did this to this, maybe? (How absurd!) |
| STINGER | It's in the tail of a wasp or bee, and can cause pain - like the lead singer of The Police! (7) |
| VOICE | Bill is in this, maybe as tenor (5) |
| REVVING | ... for this, maybe, boy penning verses at home |
| BOWLEDOVER | Astonished cricketer did this, maybe |
| CASHPOINT | I can't shop freely without visiting this maybe (9) |
| FANLIGHT | Enthusiast over this maybe and it could be over 18 (8) |
| ARITHMETIC | Crime that I bungled, having failed in this maybe (10) |
| INDOCTRINATION | What's nasty dictator repeatedly in on? This, maybe |
| CONSOMME | Study a few eating starter in meal - this maybe? (8) |
| FORE | This maybe heard at 1? (4) |
| SKIPLANE | Avoid road using this, maybe |
