| RODENTS | Rats, for instance, do appear to get stern (7) |
| CAPITAL | Rome, for instance, do better than most of Italy (7) |
| MINCEDOATH | Rats, for instance |
| LETOFFSTEAM | Scotsman for instance did it to get rid of surplus energy (3,3,5) |
| SILLIER | Ill? Rise even if you do appear to be more foolish in so doing (7) |
| OVERDUE | Turns in revue do appear to be unpaid |
| PERFORMER | Dancer, for instance, did exercise with redhead earlier |
| COYPU | Decoy Putin is out to get, like a water rat, for instance? (5) |
| PEST | Cat, for instance, eating small rat, for instance (4) |
| RANT | Granted, they do appear to talk wildly (4) |
| RODENT | Rat, for instance, taking refuge among rubbish |
| REGULAR | You appear to get larger but that's quite normal (7) |
| RELENTS | The French get stern and he softens his attitude (7) |
| SPECTRE | It appears to get extraordinary respect (7) |
| ERODENT | Caustic lime ultimately found on rat, for example |
| CHEETAH | Hear 'rat' for 'cat' |
| EMERGE | Appear to get together after first evening (6) |
| SEEM | Appear to get a sight with first moonlight |
| ARISE | Appear to get more in one's wage packet (5) |
| POPUP | Appear to get Dad out of bed! (3,2) |
