| TIGHTFISTED | Punch drunk earlier, journalist giving little away (5-6) |
| DECOMMISSION | Take all the pieces away from journalist giving up on what the editor gave her (12) |
| SOTOSPEAK | Empties drunk earlier tip, sort of (2,2,5) |
| SHORTSHRIFT | Characters outside hospital start to holler and fight, giving little consideration (5,6) |
| SEEINGSTARS | What's the punch-drunk astronomer doing? (6,5) |
| DRAWSNEAR | Raffles, giving little away, approaches (5,4) |
| ADAMSANDLER | Actor whose films include Big Daddy, The Wedding Singer and Punch-Drunk Love |
| PARSIMONIOUSLY | Engaged in crime, I'm going in devoutly, giving little away (14) |
| DEADPAN | Absolutely above censure, giving little away (7) |
| STINGRAY | Giving little away about right area for fish (8) |
| CAGY | Like bars giving little away |
| MISERLY | Left in distress, giving little away (7) |
| HOARDER | One giving little away, more difficult to grasp last part of manifesto (7) |
| UNGENEROUS | Injured unsung heroes, wings clipped, giving little away |
| SECRETIVE | Four in south-eastern island of Greece, giving little away (9) |
| UNINFORMATIVE | Unusually furtive Minoan giving little away |
| FAIRYLIGHT | Nonchalant during escape, giving little glower? (5,5) |
| POTTER | Waste time giving little money to animal (6) |
| WINDOWBOX | Meander towards ox-box bend giving little scope for cultivation (6,3) |
| SLAPHAPPY | Silly - unmethodical - punch-drunk (4-5) |
