| SELFCONSCIOUSLY | Small mischievous child, awake, going before heartless lady awkwardly (4-11) |
| ROLYPOLY | Plump bananas, poorly placed before heartless lady (4-4) |
| ALTERNATIVELY | Convert native before heartless lady - or else! (13) |
| TOTSUP | Counts cost when child's awake (4,2) |
| TOTUP | Reckon child's awake (3,2) |
| CASTLESINTHEAIR | Guy pursuing fling with popular girl before heartless "in your dreams!" |
| INSUBORDINATION | In going before board, unionist revolutionary shows defiance of authority (15) |
| STINKER | Very difficult question from small mischievous child (7) |
| SIMPLETON | Small mischievous child gave away mug (9) |
| SIMPLER | Easier small mischievous child left with the queen (7) |
| SIMPLE | Small mischievous child the French easily understood (6) |
| IMP | Small, mischievous child (3) |
| CAREFREE | Happy-go-lucky accountant appearing before heartless judge |
| PILOTED | Guided holy man from Sodom before heartless end |
| ROCHESTER | Unconfined Corona case before heartless employer becomes moody, mysterious hero (9) |
| SUCCUMB | Source chum used occasionally, before heartless mob made them give in |
| THROTTLED | Strangled the Duke, suppressing corruption before heartless trial (9) |
| SELFEMPLOYMENT | Work on my pelmet repair with small mischievous person (4,10) |
| SELFAWARE | Knowing small mischievous fellow has a conflict with leading exciseman (4-5) |
| VADEMECUM | Head off escape with me going before guide (4,5) |
