| MISERY | Result of being tight-fisted and losing pounds? (6) |
| SECURE | Make certain of being tight (6) |
| CAUGHTUPIN | Engrossed in losing pounds? Guilt with paunch developing (6,2,2) |
| NEAR | Close to being tight-fisted (4) |
| ONYX | Just losing pounds? That's wrong ___ a stone! (4) |
| NARROW | Ran back to argue, being tight (6) |
| MISERS | Being tight, they miss out half the beer (6) |
| WANING | Pale, at home, with onset of gastritis, and losing strength (6) |
| SPURGE | Plant one will spend lots of money on, losing pounds (6) |
| RAFTER | Pat, Australian ex-tennis player and losing finalist in the 2000 and 2001 Wimbledon men's singles (6) |
| DRYING | Run in, breathing one's last and losing water (6) |
| STIGMA | Magistrate, confused and losing speed, is an absolute disgrace! (6) |
| AUTUMN | New financial institution losing pounds over a quarter (6) |
| BENUMB | Make insensitive men blub surprisingly after losing pounds (6) |
| DUFFER | Useless person badly ruffled after losing pounds (6) |
| BECAME | Got censure losing pounds across the City |
| PAYOFF | Theatre production cancelled, losing pounds in profit |
| EARNER | Student initially losing pound as paid employee (6) |
| EQUITY | Losing pound, suffered quietly in fairness (6) |
| OUNCES | Very upset about relative losing pound -- or less than a pound? (6) |
