| DOLEFUL | Share coal, possibly, lacking energy down in the dumps |
| FATHERS | Dads down possibly lacking energy (7) |
| POTENCY | Type once possibly lacking energy and force (7) |
| VOCAL | Like a number 5 on coal, possibly (5) |
| ENDOW | Fund energy, down, out of sorts |
| LOCAL | Pub left with coal, possibly (5) |
| RAFFIA | Fliers fail, possibly, lacking the ultimate in moral fibre (6) |
| BEE | Worker possibly lacking the ultimate in muscular power |
| UNQUALIFIED | Equal fun I'd have with one possibly lacking in skill (11) |
| INCOHERENT | Number in teen choir possibly lacking clarity |
| CHOICEST | Top cinema treats possibly lacking a cold temperature (8) |
| BEAUJOLAIS | A bit jealous, possibly, lacking time for a drink |
| RHAPSODY | Possibly lacking exercise, topless physique is classically epic (8) |
| UNSTEADY | A French girlfriend possibly lacking stability (8) |
| COBBLED | Bob and Alec possibly lacking a degree, describing some old streets? (7) |
| FLOSCAMPI | Vaughan Williams piece: fine musical op, possibly lacking hint of urgency (4,5) |
| SUSPENDERBELT | Present bundles possibly lacking new piece of underwear (9,4) |
| MOPE | Down in the dumps with cleaner in the middle of Graceland (4) |
| MISERABLE | Bears frolic in the distance and down in the dumps (9) |
| GLUM | Down in the dumps up in the mulga (4) |
