| BENEATHCONTEMPT | So low one despises what's on top of it (7,8) |
| CONTEMPT | With which one despises offence against the court (8) |
| SCUM | Those one despises in unpleasant film |
| WALTONSMOUNTAIN | Happiest family in old TV series endured much hardship, but stayed on top of it! (7,8) |
| CENTREOFGRAVITY | Avi, a weighty three-quarter, perhaps would be best off with a low one (6,2,7) |
| PIQUE | Sounds like what's on top of Carrauntoohil leads to irritation (5) |
| SAWN | How deal is cut, having spotted what's on top of charts (4) |
| SCORNED | Prepared to play, covering what's on top of charts -- met with derision (7) |
| ASPIRE | Yearn for what's on top of church? (6) |
| EMERALD | Gem dealer confused over what's on top of moonstone (7) |
| OVERSTATE | Dramatise what's on top of small foreign museum (9) |
| COPING | Making out what's on top of wall (6) |
| RECLINER | What's on top of cruise ship's comfy chair? (8) |
| BRAIN | Head of shower with touch of blue on top of it (5) |
| DECKCARGO | Pack for the journey and leave what's on top of the boat (4,5) |
| TOPPING | Hitting a bad golf shot or what's on top of my Christmas cake (7) |
| CANDLELIT | Can Donegal find the Spanish on top of it with so little means of seeing? (9) |
| BROKEN | Faulty knowledge of Scotland -- brother should be on top of it (6) |
| REFIT | A change of insides - ref is on top of it |
| IMPAIR | Damage caused by mutation originally, mate - one's on top of it (6) |
