| SCRATCHBUILDING | Shunning kitsets but endlessly gripped by nipper breaking metal in attack |
| PANNIKIN | Endlessly gripped by terror, say, seeing small vessel? |
| CANONLAW | Church rules soon broken by nipper? Quite the reverse (5,3) |
| ARMEDTOTHETEETH | Like savage warrior in bad dream as experienced by nippers? (5,2,3,5) |
| TETEATETE | Nipple seized by nippers almost last to appreciate a close encounter (4-1-4) |
| AVOCADO | A greenish-yellow colour, but endlessly eloquent in a party |
| TELEGRAM | Breaking metal chains say, right message (8) |
| AUDIBLE | Everything we hear is ideal, but endlessly complicated (7) |
| OSRIC | Hamlet character so upset, but endlessly wealthy (5) |
| EGOCENTRIC | Self-centred, for instance, with no American coin, but endlessly wealthy (10) |
| GOLDILOCKS | Childish housebreaker, one breaking metal fastenings |
| LEAVENED | Raised fluid even breaking metal |
| TIGON | Start breaking metal cross (5) |
| TIEIN | That is breaking metal connection |
| TERSE | Short but endlessly meandering street (5) |
| MISER | He's not only mean, but endlessly remiss, maybe (5) |
| SEXTON | Worker in church holding cross in attack (6) |
| DEACON | Worker in church holding cross in attack (6) |
| ROADSIDE | Leader wiped out in attack here, by the way (8) |
| RABID | Boy involved in attack is in frenzied state (5) |
