| BUCCANEER | Reckless fellow, mostly "cheeky", not once losing heart |
| INSOLENT | It's cheeky not to drop sin for lent! (8) |
| DEVIL | Lived up to the reckless fellow (5) |
| TRIPLET | Time reckless fellow permitted one of three (7) |
| SCRIPTURE | Writing fit to be depended on about a reckless fellow in court (9) |
| DESPERADO | Reckless fellow's terrible speed on twisting road (9) |
| FREESIA | Plant in independent country once losing millions |
| INSOLENCE | At home, only once losing head, showing rudeness (9) |
| ALMOND | Nutty Scottish leader once losing face (6) |
| PIQUANCY | Relish private eye once losing case in dock |
| ASIA | A country once losing money - or a number of countries (4) |
| TOURDEFRANCE | Fraudster once, losing last of medals, ruined cycling event |
| ISRAELI | National PM once losing head |
| CONCEDE | Admit once losing head when breaking cipher (7) |
| WHIMSICAL | That fellow, mostly disappointed in law, turning capricious |
| CHAPTERS | Fellow mostly using few words in sections of text (8) |
| EARL | Noble fellow, mostly ahead of his time (4) |
| CHURCHILL | Old leader an ill-bred fellow, mostly, and cold |
| ROUGE | Fellow mostly packaging highclass cosmetic |
| MEMORANDUM | Note fellow, mostly silent, is holding back capital |
