| PAINT | Portray decorator's fool's errand when going after 13Ac (5) |
| NOIR | After 13Ac, Scottish crime fiction open to semi jocular endings (4) |
| ONMESSAGE | Performing errand when keeping to party line |
| STRUM | Sound odd when going after holy woman? (5) |
| TULIP | Showy person's impudence when going after workers' organisation (5) |
| SNIPE | "____ hunt" or "fool's errand" |
| WILDGOOSECHASE | Oscar said, Age chooses to regenerate - a fool's errand (4-5,5) |
| MICROSCOPIC | Very small company has a lot of choice when going after computers |
| METROPOLIS | Elevated missile tube opening when going after leaders in Middle Eastern city |
| OVERMATCH | Outshine dull companion when going after maiden? |
| LAUNDERING | Badly ruing November deal when going after money - it gives offence |
| CATASTROPHE | Disaster when going after pet? What drink's got knocked over? |
| WHOLESALER | Merchant is mostly paying attention when going after wide openings (10) |
| UPTO | Mischief-making old Chelsea striker Peter losing sense at first when going after West Ham's former park (2,2,2,4) |
| NOGOOD | Mischief-making old Chelsea striker Peter losing sense at first when going after West Ham's former park (2,2,2,4) |
| PIGEONSMILK | Ages in gorge exploit: subject of fool's errand? |
| JESTING | Nearly stream pop star in fool's errand? (7) |
| NITWIT | Fool's errand, finally I'm stuck with detail (6) |
| HUNTEGOWK | (Scottish) Fool's errand, especially on April 1st (9) |
| HUNTTHEGOWK | Thought Ken silly accepting wife's fool's errand (4-3-4) |
