| SLICK | Smooth, yes, but you don't want all that oil! (5) |
| OPEC | How can it possibly cope with all that oil? (4) |
| STEAL | A really good bargain but you don't buy it! (5) |
| ATTAR | A salt absorbs minimum of that oil |
| UPTON | First name on the cover of Oil! |
| NITTY | Upton who wrote "Oil!" |
| GROWN | Raised from seed? Yes, but it's wrong, all twisted and tangled (5) |
| GRIP | You might want to replace or tinker with it but you don't want to lose it (4) |
| BROKE | Is one's brother all right, in the end? Yes, but he hasn't any money (5) |
| OBEYS | Ex-schoolfellow disturbed, yes, but follows orders (5) |
| IGLOO | Back in cool gite? Cool, yes, but different lodgings! (5) |
| ERODE | Rust away? Yes, but only part of the rod exposed (5) |
| FIELD | Sphere, yes; but it's often rectangular (5) |
| FAINT | Swoon and lose consciousness? Yes, but hard to see (5) |
| NOVEL | Wildly in love? Yes, but I must go - it's a work of fiction (5) |
| OGLES | Stares lustfully? Yes, but go back to Leslie briefly (5) |
| BITES | Wee snacks? Yes, but only a little titbit. Espresso? (5) |
| MAYBE | Meaning almost 'yes', but equivocating initially (5) |
| ANNOY | Part good Samaritan? No? Yes, but will get on your wick (5) |
| ALTER | Adjust part of the garment? Yes, but possibly later (5) |
