| SOGGY | Small cat, not male, gets rather wet (5) |
| RAINY | Intellectual, not big-headed, but rather wet (5) |
| WHELK | Two items of seafood pinched by cat, not one - unfortunately one can't get away with it (5,5) |
| WHEEL | Two items of seafood pinched by cat, not one - unfortunately one can't get away with it (5,5) (see 6A) |
| CLAMP | Two items of seafood pinched by cat, not one - unfortunately one can't get away with it (5,5) (see 26A) |
| OUNCE | Wild cat not born in spring (5) |
| HUMID | Unpleasant smell I had, being rather wet (5) |
| MOIST | Without a communist supporter, get rather wet (5) |
| GROGGY | Dazed and unsteady Greek cat, not male (6) |
| LASS | Strokes of a cat, not male or female (4) |
| MISTY | Dim male gets first with final piece of philosophy (5) |
| TITHE | Blue one, maybe male, gets fee (5) |
| HAREM | Long-eared animal (male) gets collection of wives (5) |
| SMACK | Loud kiss male gets in bed! (5) |
| ASHES | Male gets involved with fool for a trophy (5) |
| IMAGO | One male gets a turn with insect (5) |
| ALPHA | Dominant male gets a record with short laugh (5) |
| MINIM | In after medicine, the writer (male) gets the smallest measure (5) |
| HETUP | Male sheep mounted by the male gets angry (3,2) |
| MABEL | Male gets a lot of noise from a woman (5) |
