| CONSIDERABLE | Regard as skilful - not to be dismissed lightly (12) |
| POOHPOOHED | Dismissed lightly |
| INSPECTORATE | Office where Prescott alien to work left to be dismissed (12) |
| ABLE | As skilful as can be, Los Angeles (4) |
| HITTINGTHENAILONTHEHEAD | Getting things exactly right, as skilful carpenter is? |
| LASTOUT | Survive to be the final one to be dismissed (4,3) |
| LEATHERY | Wary when introducing course, first to be dismissed as tough |
| ROUTED | One far to the left about to be dismissed, utterly defeated (6) |
| METHS | Shouldn't be drunk, so ought to be dismissed from some thoughts (5) |
| GETTHECHOP | Instruction to butcher to be dismissed (3,3,4) |
| DUSTBIN | Big old fairing that had to be dismissed, as rubbish? (7) |
| OUTPLAY | What the bowler did to dismiss the batsman or what the batsman did to be dismissed (7) |
| OUSTED | Love just missing James? The first editor to be dismissed! (6) |
| LEADING | In the chair, begging with leader to be dismissed (7) |
| LACK | Want servant you rejected to be dismissed (4) |
| REDCARD | Flushed character calls for player to be dismissed (3,4) |
| HOLDOUT | Last to be dismissed, first catch (4,3) |
| IMMORAL | Wrong time to be dismissed by any Greek god perhaps (7) |
| UMPIRE | He decides if a striker is to be dismissed |
| BOLD | Conspicuous way to be dismissed, say |
