| UNSATISFACTORY | Plant holding up broken units as not good enough (14) |
| INDECIPHERABLE | Her bland piece I trashed as not good for readers (14) |
| SEMEME | Word for basic linguistic unit, as "not" for "un-" (palindrome in plural) |
| ENSUITE | A broken unit? See the room's private facilities (2,5) |
| UNEVEN | Say, 1, 3 or 5 score units, as a discipline (6,4) |
| VINTAGE | Grape plant holding the label gives the period of origin (7) |
| GRASS | Ornamental garden plant - holding one, state politicians squeal (6,5) |
| PAMPAS | Ornamental garden plant - holding one, state politicians squeal (6,5) |
| EVERGREEN | Are some plants holding onto their leaves always fresh? (9) |
| TURNUPONESNOSE | Decline because it's just not good enough |
| ONCUE | Copper appeared in unit as soon as called (2,3) |
| UNFITFORPURPOSE | Propose ruff unit as designed will not do the job (5,3,7) |
| ENLIST | Join up broken lines at last (6) |
| SMITHEREENS | Craftsman has showed contempt almost sweeping up broken bits? |
| FLAGEOLET | Instrument in standard box turned up broken by leader of orchestra |
| ENLISTS | Joins up broken lines thus vacantly (7) |
| GLEANED | Picked up broken angel and odd ends (7) |
| SMUGGLE | Sticks up broken leg to avoid customs duty (7) |
| ROBUST | Sturdy, or turning up broken (6) |
| NIGGLES | Alcohol fixed up broken legs and minor injuries (7) |
