| NECROPSY | Post-mortem on harvests being constrained by rising Japanese currency (8) |
| OVERRIPE | Old dignitary conceals slip, fifth of harvest being past its best |
| AUTOPSY | Perform a post-mortem on (7) |
| OMNIBUS | Transport writer into rising Japanese sport (7) |
| MONEYMEN | Japanese currency backed in memo somehow seen by northern financiers (8) |
| STRICKEN | Injured by swindle in Japanese currency (8) |
| AMUNDSEN | Norwegian, American, German and Japanese currency (8) |
| PULLAFASTONEON | Kid to remove quickly on being constrained by age |
| YETI | It's abominable being constrained by silly etiquette |
| HALFBOARD | Pound female stole, being constrained by inflexible pension arrangement |
| INBOUND | Concerning being constrained? It's on its way (2,5) |
| UNDERPRESSURE | Being constrained to do something (5,8) |
| JANUARY | "Shine on, shine on harvest moon, up in the sky; I ain't had no loving since ..., February, June or |
| NORABAYES | "Shine On, Harvest Moon" singer and co-composer |
| NORA | Bayes who sang "Shine On, Harvest Moon" |
| DEMETER | *Pour cold water on harvest goddess (7) |
| ANN | In Shine On Harvest Moon, ... Sheridan plays the role of entertainer Nora Bayes |
| TIMEWAITSFORNOONE | "Shine On, Harvest Moon" tune |
| OLDIE | "Shine On, Harvest Moon," e.g. |
| SHINE | "____ On, Harvest Moon" |
