| TELLINGOFF | Reprimand allowed rising language (very loud) (7-3) |
| ENABLED | Allowed rising adversity to crush liberal journalist (7) |
| ERSE | Language very lacking in poetry |
| VULGARLATIN | Old language, very alluring at dances (6,5) |
| EFFED | Used bad language very loudly in centre of Leeds (5) |
| SOMALI | Language very much associated with African country (6) |
| FLUENT | Able to speak a foreign language very well |
| CROATIAN | Language very similar to Serbian (8) |
| GERMAN | Language very similar, though not entirely (6) |
| CHEESEDOFF | Party very loud after food, making one fed up (7,3) |
| BRASSEDOFF | Annoyed part of orchestra served up very loud song (7,3) |
| WARDINGOFF | Turning aside hostilities, Australian dog very loud (7,3) |
| RIPROARING | Epitaph, very loud and full of energy (3-7) |
| OFFLICENCE | Booze seller previously bottled very loud bloodsuckers (3-7) |
| SNIFFERDOG | Very loud arrangement of dire song about one who's looking for drugs (7,3) |
| TRAFFICJAM | Storm's often very loud in Jamaica - leaving area destroyed and long vehicle lines (7,3) |
| SLAGGEDOFF | Badmouthed, say, girls turning very loud after party |
| NODDINGOFF | Drowsy lecturer turned on wild dog, very loud |
| AFFLICTION | Complaint of a very loud student I served with tonic mixer (10) |
| FORTISSIMO | Changing rooms, if it's very loud (10) |