| AMATEURISHNESS | Sculpted arse with enthusiasm but lack of skill (14) |
| ERASE | Wipe hairy arse with minimum of effort |
| INSTABILITY | This month having talent but lack of steadiness (11) |
| STAGNATION | Not against moving, but lack of movement (10) |
| SWEPTOFFONESFEET | Filled with enthusiasm, but brought down to earth, perhaps? |
| FIRED | Filled with enthusiasm, but still got the sack (5) |
| ASNEARASDAMMIT | Bum and arse, ma"am? It's pretty much the same thing (2,4,2,6) |
| HALFHEARTED | Lacking enthusiasm, but he'd surrounded Alf with affection |
| ITCHES | It irritates women who spell but lack a leader (6) |
| STARVE | Rave about Goodman, originally, but lack sustenance (6) |
| ALGAE | Multicellular organisms that have chlorophyll but lack stems, roots, and leaves. (5) |
| RISE | Get up to mark date in calendar but lack help getting back (4) |
| HUMANE | Shows unbridled enthusiasm, but sits out to be considerate? |
| INEPTITUDE | Uni. Dept. tie designed with a lack of skill (10) |
| INABILITY | Having lack of skill at home with competence |
| INCOMPETENCE | Lack of skill shown, but could cope in cement (12) |
| NEWZEALANDER | Anderton for one is showing fresh enthusiasm, but he needs to lose weight (3,9) |
| INEPTLY | Showing a lack of skill |
| INEPT | Showing a lack of skill |
| INEPTNESS | Record time modern head takes in identifying lack of skill |
