| MANOFTHECLOTH | Prepared ham often and felt he should tend to his flock (3,2,3,5) |
| INTO | Deep inside, the contortionist felt he should be placed above the other (4) |
| SHEPHERDED | Watched over, as a tender to his flock |
| STOMACH | Badly prepared ham cost appetite (7) |
| CURED | Prepared ham in a way |
| MAMMOTH | Huge Mike prepared ham with Tom |
| MANOFTHEMATCH | Ham, often distracted by light, should be awarded one (3,2,3,5) |
| BROKENPROMISE | Disappointment, often ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| LIGHTFINGERED | Given to stealing lamp and felt (5-8) |
| INEXPERIENCED | Gina undressed and felt raw (13) |
| CURATE | Copper to reprimand one coming between vicar and his flock (6) |
| PROSCIUTTO | Italian salted and air-cured ham, often eaten raw (10) |
| LIFEPARTNER | Significant other, often, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| RHETT | "You should be kissed, and often, and by someone who knows how" speaker |
| PARISHIONER | I hire parson to sort out one of his flock |
| STEER | A prophet had little time to lead his flock (5) |
| THE | I felt he'd upset everybody competing (3,5) |
| INTHEFLESH | Personally, I felt, he wants NHS reformed (2,3,5) |
| REPLETE | Filled with grief, pal felt he's occasionally lost (7) |
| ONCEANDFORALL | Conclusively not often and to everyone's benefit (4,3,3,3) |
