| ASSURANCE | Russian ace possibly I overlooked in confidence (9) |
| INDULGENT | Guilt in end possibly I overlooked being forgiving (9) |
| EVANESCED | Seven and ace, possibly diamonds, vanished (9) |
| CETACEA | A pair of aces, possibly, held model in Wales, you may say (7) |
| HUSTLING | Famous Russian ace escaping in squeeze, pushing and shoving (8) |
| SVETLANA | Russian ace after old soldier left in sickroom |
| KARPOV | Big hit includes funny rap verse, getting Russian ace on board (6) |
| INORGANIC | Popular newspaper possibly I start to consider as containing no life (9) |
| TECHNIQUE | Method quite niche possibly I forgot (9) |
| MELPOMENE | Muse as setter consumes exotic lemon pie I overlooked (9) |
| PRINCEDOM | Area noble rules, proper, accepting respectable party I overlooked (9) |
| ELMS | Source of timber beam I overlooked in recess |
| FRANKENSTEIN | Loud row with physicist, one I overlooked in Gothic novel (12) |
| TOUCAN | Unusual caution I overlooked in tropical bird (6) |
| GRETCHEN | Irritation I overlooked in environmentally aware German girl |
| ROOTCANAL | Tool in a car possibly I forgot for a natural cavity? (4,5) |
| CORDIALLY | Kindly guy, possibly, I partner |
| MAQUISARD | Possibly, I arm squad - j'étais un guérillero |
| DEANERIES | Possibly I serenade clergymen's homes |
| ANATOMIST | One studying bodies a military alliance overlooked in reporting |
