| ROSEBUSH | Plant most of bed so comes up in red |
| SUCCEEDS | Seduces Chief Constable then comes up trumps (8) |
| EOS | Finally, the say-so comes from the old goddess (3) |
| ECLOSES | Von der Leyen's lot falls short so comes out (7) |
| OBSCURED | Dog occupying bed so badly hidden (8) |
| ADAMBEDE | One of George Eliot's who made a bed so sloppily! (4,4) |
| MERCURIC | Old police force comes up in crime question - it's like something out of Quicksilver (8) |
| DEVOTION | Love: it comes up in county as loyalty (8) |
| EMBOSSED | Make some beds, so outwardly decorated (8) |
| INEXPERT | Amateur theatre returning one then comes across |
| LUPIN | Plant left out of bed, then put in |
| ICEBERGLETTUCE | Crispy plant, most of it hidden? (7,7) |
| BUNKEDOFF | Got out of bed, then truanted? (6,3) |
| UPBEAT | Cheery out of bed, then very tired (6) |
| DIVA | Prima donna taking up most of bed (4) |
| GETUPANDGO | Out of bed, then out the door Isn't that ambition? (3-2-3-2) |
| EMERGES | Some schemer gestures and then comes out (7) |
| DUNDERHEAD | He puts dad under the blockhead and then comes out |
| PYJAMATROUSERS | Topless in bed - so what might be on? (6,8) |
| LOVELIESBLEEDING | Plant, most beautiful, almost of red appearance |
