| PETITE | Pete gets round it being small |
| PETIT | Paddy takes it, being small (5) |
| INCESSANT | Never-ending tax? Home worker gets round it |
| STEEPS | Pete gets on a vessel and soaks in it (6) |
| HILARY | She gets round it, laughing (6) |
| SELF | Being small, meeting another small being |
| ALLEVIATOR | 'Orrible situation returning -- flier gets round it -- that brings relief (10) |
| DASH | Be it a hyphen, pen stroke, rush, soupcon, splash, sprint or violent blow, it is characterised by being small, sudden or the very antithesis of slow (4) |
| PIPETTE | Pete gets tip on how do use this piece of lab. equipment (7) |
| ELFIN | Being small and delicate gets a novice in a fine mess (5) |
| BIJOU | Refuse to go on about university being small and elegant |
| TRIKES | Being small, they need only three wheels (6) |
| LIMITED | Top covering little, being small |
| SPANNER | Wrench being small one removed from bag (7) |
| SCANTINESS | Quality of being small |
| OVERS | On top of being small, they may be limited (5) |
| STUNTED | Stupefy Edward by being small (7) |
| TIDDLER | Row about 500 + 500 + 50 being small? (7) |
| COPSE | The wood, being small, manage to surround (5) |
| SPARSITY | The quality of being small in amount or number (8) |
