| INANITY | Senselessness of madness without a hint of sanity (7) |
| AMASS | Acceleration madness without end brought about pile up (5) |
| TWOPART | Having a couple of pieces of pie, gorging without a hint of propriety (3-4) |
| DIALECT | Face caught without a hint of expression, in a manner of speaking |
| ILLOGIC | Senselessness of sick needing oxygen getting rolled-up cigarette (7) |
| ONESTEP | Dance on stage without a hint of embarrassment (3,4) |
| FORCERTAIN | Definitely in favour of creating changes without a hint of glitz (3,7) |
| UNERRING | Sure of returning after injury without a hint of trepidation |
| MARKSMAN | Celebrates fifth of November - and without a hint of drinking shot |
| FASCINATE | Attract karma, embracing a sin without a hint of conscientiousness (9) |
| EMMY | Award resembling a jewel without a hint of gold (4) |
| OBLIVION | Senselessness of outside broadcast; 6 eaten by 25 |
| IDIOCY | Senselessness of term away from dreadful mediocrity (6) |
| DUNLOP | 'A lighthouse of sanity in a universe of madness and suffering' was how the WWII POWs in the Burma-T |
| CONCERTGRAND | Piano study, Chopin's first, granted, to be played without a hint of rubato (7,5) |
| JOBBER | Casual worker from the outskirts of Jaipur receiving award without a hint of boastfulness |
| STRINGBEAN | Tall thin fellow's explosion of anger isn't without a hint of bitterness (6,4) |
| SIMONPURE | Without a hint of fakeness |
| PENETRATINGEYE | Write English essay without a hint of colour, energy, or insight (11,3) |
| OAKUM | Approval given, without a hint of hesitation, for stopgap material (5) |
