| ENHANCED | Raised in value, but he can end by being ruined (8) |
| SCOTCHED | Frustrated spirit will end by being heartless (8) |
| CLOSE | End by being very friendly (5) |
| UNAPPRECIATED | French article increased in value, but is not recognised |
| APPRECIATED | Raised in value (11) |
| THESPIAN | He paints badly but he can act (8) |
| MOISTURE | More about the suit being ruined by dampness (8) |
| NEGATIVE | Pessimistic, vintage being ruined by tail of hurricane |
| OBLIVION | Stupor leads to our best violin being ruined (8) |
| FALCONER | Two criminals held by iron restraint at the end by hawker, perhaps (8) |
| RENEGADE | Was enraged, at the end, by turn-out for a dissident (8) |
| ENSNARED | Nears end by which one may be caught (8) |
| STAMPEDE | May be crushed, at the end, by mad rush (8) |
| ELLIPSIS | Ends by making a few small points and trails off, perhaps. (8) |
| ACESHIGH | 1976 war film starring Malcolm McDowell, based on the 1928 play Journey's End by R. C. Sherriff (4,4) |
| SEMIPRECIOUS | Of value but less than a gemstone (4-8) |
| HAMMER | Poor performer has value, but loses it in strike (6) |
| IMPROVE | Did a politician ramble? Maybe, but he can get better (7) |
| STOIC | Is to possibly get caught, but he can bear it (5) |
| RIP | Dissolute, but he can help raise one's spirits (3) |
