| FRILLY | Pretty sick, being among the lesser swimmers |
| INABADWAY | Having an objectionable sense is pretty sick (2,1,3,3) |
| SERF | Being unfree, he was among the lesser fry (4) |
| TEXTILE | Material benefit finally by being among the ascendant elite (7) |
| SHOTINTHEDARK | Being among the night-wounded, but it's only guesswork (4,2,3,4) |
| INTHEMONEY | Colloquialism for winning or being among the pn'zes (2.3.5) |
| SERB | Is he among the lesser brethren abroad? (4) |
| OGRES | Monsters back among the lesser goblins |
| TREATS | Looks after the sick being put at rest (6) |
| PILLAGES | Delivered a message about the sick being violently robbed (8) |
| FAILING | The fellow, sick, being unable to (7) |
| PRESENTERS | The introducers don't like being among reps, anyhow (10) |
| EDGE | The advantage of being among landed gentry (4) |
| CONFINES | Goes along with being swindled, being among convicts (8) |
| CONDONES | Goes along with being swindled. being among convicts (8) |
| ATTACHECASES | Link to English people who are sick being carried out of the embassy (7,5) |
| AGUE | It makes one sick, being so sketchy when topless (4) |
| SHIVA | Hindu deity opposed to being among Muslims (5) |
| DREGS | For example, being among doctors, they don't get drunk (5) |
| EASE | Moderate since being among Europeans (4) |