| CAUSTICSODA | Scathing over soft drink - not something to be swallowed |
| CREAMSODA | Drug put in squash, ending in enormous fuss over soft drink |
| ANGOLA | A no good soft drink, not cold, in African country (6) |
| POTBOILER | To shoot an old hen is not something to be proud of (9) |
| COAXDOWN | Persuade to descend, soft drinks not working for the audience (4,4) |
| SODAS | Members of Mensa do splurge over soft drinks (5) |
| FOSTER | "Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from." She appeared in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. |
| VELVET | It's a sign to the Spanish to look over soft material (6) |
| SPRINKLING | Not much water to throw over soft surface of ice |
| NOTARIES | They're authorised to certify stuff: not something to do with astrology (8) |
| CUPOFTEA | Not my _ _ _: not something to my liking? (3,2,3) |
| SERIOUSBUSINESS | Not something to kid about |
| SECRETAGENT | Not something to tell a chap of intelligence maybe |
| NAPERY | Yearn to cook over soft table linen (6) |
| NOBOTHER | It's different, being under informal head? Not something to worry about! |
| BRILLIANTLIGHT | Marvellous, modest, but not something to look at for long (9,5) |
| OVERALL | On the whole, not something to wear when dressing up (7) |
| ATEUP | Separatist movement returns to Down? That's not to be swallowed (3,2) |
| FLATRACING | Accommodation is taking off and, of course, it's not something to get jumpy about (4,6) |
| DEEPWATER | Not something to get into, though individual on ER A2 No. 60529 doesn't mind! (4,5) |