| ONTHEHOP | Photo then altered with time off making one unawares (2,3,3) |
| PIC | Choose a photo, so it's said (3) |
| GETUPSTEAM | Set game put off making one become excited (3,2,5) |
| ISOLATE | Cut off, making one extremely behind schedule (7) |
| TITTER | Face of this model heading off making one laugh (6) |
| TRAPDOOR | Might such an entrance catch one unawares? (8) |
| HALFTERM | RM perhaps providing the school with time off (4-4) |
| SMOOTHIE | Charmer in Soho with time off |
| URBANITE | City slicker to join fencing club with time-off (8) |
| ADHESION | Affiliation to political party, say, had altered with a stand-up row (8) |
| ETONSUIT | Formal attire - tone altered with diamonds perhaps |
| RAGTRADE | Gear altered with dart for tailors? |
| NOTAHOPE | Tone a shop altered with last of profits gone? Zero possibility (3,1,4) |
| NEWHAVEN | South end of the Vanguard Way, when altered with heavenly mid-section (8) |
| TOMJONES | Singer first to take off making just singles (3,5) |
| INSIGNIA | Mini casing starts to drop off, making marks |
| RUSHUPONYOU | Catch one unawares with outrageous usury pun. Ooh! (4,2,2,3) |
| FRENCHTOAST | Factors then altered for making bread dipped in egg (6,5) |
| IONESCO | Absurd innovator, one running supermarket with time off |
| SURPRISES | Takes one unawares rebuilding ussr spire (9) |
