| LINSEEDOIL | Sell iodine compound that keeps bats in good nick (7,3) |
| ABATING | Can wield a bat in good order, when slackening off (7) |
| ANTISEPTIC | Iodine compound originally used on patients after surgery (10) |
| WELLBEHIND | 50 by Bangladesh opener in New Delhi; bats in a desperate situation! (4,6) |
| HIBERNATES | Is inactive, killing bats in here (10) |
| UNDEREARTH | Hunted rare bats in cave, perhaps |
| BRIGANTINE | Vessel containing giant bats in saline solution (10) |
| GIVEN | Your setter’s in good nick for a start: that’s specified |
| WELL | Spring's in good nick (4) |
| TOPNOTCH | In good nick Excellent (3-5) |
| SCOUNDREL | In good nick, chief constable detained relative of villain (9) |
| INFORM | The batsman is ___ ___: the batsman is in good nick? (2,4) |
| NOBBLE | Leading batsman's in good nick (6) |
| WELLPRESERVED | Source of water power kept in good nick (4,9) |
| WELLKEPT | During busy week students exercise in good nick (4-4) |
| PINCHING | Being tight, but in good nick the other way round (8) |
| SOUNDCARD | Vehicle in good nick initially despite electronics making noises |
| INTOP | ___ ___ form: in good nick (2,3) |
| FITASAFIDDLE | Appropriate when American con is in good nick (3,2,1,6) |
| TANGERINE | Orange, brown and green iodine compound (9) |
