| BETTERLATETHANNEVER | Resigned expression that death is preferable to not having lived? |
| MEMENTO | Reminder that death is inevitable (7,4) |
| MEMENTOMORI | Reminder that death is inevitable (Latin) (7,4) |
| HEIGHHO | Resigned expression from most of crew in water? (5-2) |
| NOBREAD | Half a loaf is preferable to this (2,5) |
| OATH | "I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to one," eg. |
| CONTINGENT | Uncertain German admitted to not having sex (10) |
| WEAN | Get used to not having article after us (4) |
| NOWOMANNOCRY | Marley's unemotional response to not having a wife? |
| AIRLESS | Close to not having a tune (7) |
| CASSIS | Cordial nitwit admitted to not having changed gender? (6) |
| BETTER | Black tie, not loud is preferable (6) |
| BETTERHALF | A spouse is apparently preferable to nothing at all (6,4) |
| RATHER | Find preferable to, but not very (6) |
| GATES | Kissing these is usually preferable to stiles! (5) |
| ETCETERA | And the others that death cheats every other time (2,6) |
| DISPENSER | More compact packing is preferable, primarily, for pharmacist (9) |
| BOLDEST | Most courageous plan is preferable when getting on in position (7) |
| CAPITALISE | Cash in London, say, is preferable, ultimately (10) |
| TOOHOTTOHANDEL | Warmer than is preferable for composer George? |
