| EARTHY | Refreshingly rude, maybe, or otherwise world-wise. (6) |
| GESTURED | Made a signal - gets rude, maybe (8) |
| ASTUTE | World wise |
| LOWLIFE | Crime world's wise old bird placed in criminal file (3,4) |
| NAIVE | Not world-wise |
| BISTRO | A refreshingly Continental little place (6) |
| HANDEL | A little Bach and Elgar maybe - or some other composer (6) |
| MAGNUM | Expression of satisfaction about a gun maybe - or a big bottle (6) |
| GILDED | Like rich furniture maybe - or lily, unnecessarily? (6) |
| EDWARD | Fox, maybe, or a teddy (6) |
| SEADOG | Red or Irish setter, maybe, or an old sailor |
| POROUS | Taking in water, maybe, or soup when poorly? (6) |
| EDITOR | Thelma Schoonmaker maybe, or Jackie Cooper's role in Superman (6) |
| PREFIX | Sub, maybe, or a pigheaded ref getting the team upset (6) |
| DUNDEE | Crocodile, maybe, or horse seen by river |
| CHILLI | Hot one in dish maybe - or cold one |
| TENACE | Jack and king, maybe, or two other cards |
| ECHOEY | Like cave, maybe, or garden in city, close to cemetery |
| SEAGOD | Neptune, maybe, or Earth, each grand when orbited |
| UPPITY | Become more sympathetic, maybe, or arrogant |
