| MINEHOST | Some hint about becoming a pub landlord? (4,4) |
| INKEEPING | A pub landlord's calling -- forgetting a name is acceptable (2,7) |
| THIN | Hint about becoming slim (4) |
| ACADEMIC | A foreign medic ringing about becoming a university teacher (8) |
| NEOPHYTE | Dicky, 23, extremely earnest about becoming a novice |
| INTHERED | Some hint here disguising being insolvent (2,3,3) |
| ALMURRAY | British comedian known as the Pub Landlord who's a keen drummer (2,6) |
| LICENSEE | Uneasy silence surrounds English pub landlord (8) |
| JIGGERED | Did lively dance round about, becoming tired |
| DECREPIT | Pet cried about becoming run-down (8) |
| OVERCAME | Come rave about becoming subdued (8) |
| ACOLYTES | Least coy about becoming disciples |
| MOOCHING | Skulking about becoming low at church in gloomy capital |
| TYRANNIC | From NYC, I rant about becoming despotic (8) |
| LADY | Daughter has set about becoming a mature woman |
| NOTIONS | Thoughts about becoming a seamstress? |
| TIDES | 2021 Ed Sheeran song about becoming a father, from his album (5) |
| STONE | Neighbours woman who had to be reassured about becoming a single mum by her own mum, Jane Harris (9,5) |
| NICOLETTE | And 29A Neighbours woman who had to be reassured about becoming a single mum by her own mum, Jane Harris (9,5) |
| BARGAINS | Deals making profits for the landlord? |
