| FIDDLING | Playing with and cheating |
| SHARPPRACTICE | Shifty character is keeping very quiet and cheating (5,8) |
| ETHIOPIA | Country of NE Africa federated with, and for 30 years at war with, Eritrea from 1952 until 1993 (8) |
| OVERTOOK | Caught up with and went past (8) |
| EGOMANIA | An obsessive preoccupation with, and love for, oneself (8) |
| SCRAPPED | Clashed with and was got rid of (8) |
| WRESTING | Misinterpretation, with and without a part (8) |
| OPPOSING | Disagreeing with and standing against (8) |
| OVERTAKE | Catch up with and pass (KOREA VET anagram) (8) |
| RAFFERTY | Gerry ___, Scottish singer who had hits with and (8) |
| ENDANGER | Boy adopted by Green interfered with and put at risk (8) |
| SHADOWED | Followed suit to begin with and was in debt (8) |
| SICKBEDS | Angry boy Edward gets sick to begin with and found in hospital (8) |
| MENELAUS | The king of Troy's son Paris went to Greece where he fell in love with and eloped with Helen, who was the king of Sparta's wife. Who was this king? |
| BALLETIC | Moves well, has balance to start with and is at least somewhat athletic. (8) |
| TOUCHING | Making contact with and trying to get money from (8) |
| ELAPSING | Gliding away with and without energy, at the end (8) |
| UNSETTLE | Take back the money you paid with and disconcert? (8) |
| VALIDATE | Little woman I go out with and stand by |
| UPCOMING | *Gaining prominence, with "and" |
