| MORTAL | Person of virtue accepting half of it (6) |
| VESTAL | Chaste person of virtue tucking into meat |
| SAINTS | Own Scottish streets outside for paragons of virtue (6) |
| PILLAR | One of virtue is obviously upright (6) |
| ANGELA | Paragon of virtue followed by a woman (6) |
| KNIGHT | A paragon of virtue or an errant type! (6) |
| WORKMEN | Females accepting half of work, being toilers (7) |
| RELIEVE | Take over from old magistrate, accepting half of lies |
| SOLUBLE | Only accepting half of UK invested in pound? That can be sorted out (7) |
| CUTTHEMUSTARD | Order Dutch treats, accepting half of mums make the grade (3,3,7) |
| MELON | Men accepting half a loaf as something to eat (5) |
| VERITAS | In Roman mythology, the goddess of truth, a daughter of Saturn and the mother of Virtue (7) |
| BEFORETHEMAST | Serving as an ordinary sailor in front of those with a man of virtue (6,3,4) |
| ANGEL | Paragon of virtue gets couple of poor results in Alabama (5) |
| PARAGON | Model of virtue quietly going to a part of Spain (7) |
| TAO | Chinese path of virtue (anagram of oat) |
| GOODOMEN | It bodes well for heartless ladies of virtue (4,4) |
| REEVE | Clara ___, English novelist of the Gothic school who authored The Champion Of Virtue aka The Old Eng |
| CLARAREEVE | Novelist of the 'Gothic' school who authored The Champion Of Virtue (5,5) |
| SLOTH | Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue, personified as one of the seven deadly sins (5) |