| IRRITANTS | Pains one goes on about are one beat behind (9) |
| ASSAILANT | One goes on the offensive when reflecting on Latin translation (9) |
| TRIVIALLY | With frivolity, constantly one goes on bottle rather than head to university (9) |
| ACROPOLIS | Building article to trim goes on about tower (9) |
| SOPHOCLES | In posh company, Lesley goes on about old playwright (9) |
| NEURALGIC | Like a pain, one our logic always ignores over admitting answer (9) |
| NEURALGIA | Nervous pain one might have to face (9) |
| SHELFLIFE | How long one goes on in retirement? (5,4) |
| LASTSTAND | Custer had one go on bear! |
| PIRATES | Plagiarists one goes on and on about |
| RAMBLER | Presumably one goes on and on about walking? |
| STRIKE | When one withdraws one's labour, one goes on what (6) |
| WINDOWSHOPPER | One at pains, one hears, to see what's for sale (6,7) |
| TEADANCE | About end of afternoon, one goes on date, waltzing here? |
| INION | In one goes, on getting a bump on the head (5) |
| OVERHEAR | Hover about. Are prepared to eavesdrop (8) |
| RESONANT | The ones to rant about are those heard resounding (8) |
| INTEARS | Isn't wrong about - are moved: crying (2,5) |
| DITHER | Hard tried, worried about, are indecisive (6) |
| ACIDIC | The police I take to account about are sour (6) |
