| SHOELESS | She loses out in socks (8) |
| INSOLES | Loses out in first parts of footwear (7) |
| LONELINESS | Linen loses out in solitary state |
| DESOLATE | Miserable to lose out in appointment (8) |
| RESOLUTE | Though determined, it's true, somehow lose out in (8) |
| SENORITA | When this foreign girl gets married, she loses it (8) |
| GLOSSIER | Shinier rig loses out (8) |
| GORMLESS | Manager loses out, being foolish (8) |
| SEASHORE | He too audibly shares all these lessons, and then loses out to tongue twister? (3,5,9,2,3,8) |
| SHESELLS | He too audibly shares all these lessons, and then loses out to tongue twister? (3,5,9,2,3,8) |
| DEADLOSS | Dad loses out, a complete failure |
| HITHERTO | Article runs in sock, last to go previously (8) |
| HOSEPIPE | Flexible tube used by Phillip in socks at start of evening |
| CLEAROUT | Get rid of listening equipment concealed in sock |
| RASH | Authors lose out in some spots (4) |
| SLOE | Lose out in getting small sour fruit |
| PAPACY | Apocalypse will lose out in Rome (6) |
| GOSPELS | GPs lose out in Bible stories (7) |
| WIGGLING | Moving first to lose out would lead to rebuke (8) |
| ABSOLUTE | Rank above at first but lose out (8) |
