| PLANTED | Puffed about the loose end becoming fixed (7) |
| PIETY | Good quality; shame about the loose end (5) |
| LEISURE | Sport field off-limits, becoming fixed (7) |
| STARTLE | Begin with the loose ends, which does surprise (7) |
| FREESIA | At a loose end, as I might be in the garden (7) |
| INDENTS | Loose end isn't for notches (7) |
| EPISODE | Poised to resolve loose end in one of a series (7) |
| PLEASED | Far from content, at loose end? Open out (4,3,7) |
| NONETOO | Far from content, at loose end? Open out (4,3,7) |
| STEADY | Irregular dates happily in the end becoming a regular one? |
| PEAT | Plant going to rot in the end becoming this? |
| STRENUOUS | Runs out second, at the end, becoming very active (9) |
| THUMB | Digit hit at the end becoming black (5) |
| SHRED | Scrap fairy tale with king at the end becoming ... dead (5) |
| EMINENT | At a loose end, dig out some of Bible that's noteworthy (7) |
| SEE | Have a look around for some of the loose ends (3) |
| WINDUP | Tie up the loose ends; wrap up (4,2) |
| MOPUP | Tidy the loose ends (3,2) |
| FINISH | Tie up the loose ends |
| TICKLE | For a second, the loose ends touch one lightly (6) |
