| MANDATORY | Someone to go out with short men - lots hold that essential (9) |
| EBBWVALE | Go out with short servant in Welsh town |
| DECAFFEINATED | Short black, perhaps lacking that essential get-up-and-go when reassigned, fancied defeat (13) |
| PIEDATERRE | Frenchman, without someone to go out with, in city flat |
| ASKOUT | Invite someone to go out on a date (3,3) |
| DETERRENT | Rented out with short return that puts one off taking action |
| RECONQUER | Check out with short question and get something back |
| AUDITORIA | Houses bombed out with short air raid |
| CHACHACHA | Dance with three short men? (3-3-3) |
| ORGIASTIC | Is it cargo hold that is riotous? (9) |
| ADVENTIST | A member of a Christian group that holds that the Second Coming of Christ is imminent (9) |
| THEGRUDGE | "Hugger" Ted got involved in the movie - but don't hold that against him (3,6) |
| POPTIMISM | Philosophy which holds that music on the Top 40 has aesthetic merit |
| FRANCHISE | Country holds that man's licence |
| TACT | "The ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip," per Churchill |
| SUBORN | Bribe someone to go to Ashburton without a hat (6) |
| THEDEVIL | Someone to go to, we're told (3,5) |
| SHOVEOFF | Exclamation used to tell someone to go away |
| LEADBYTHENOSE | Force someone to go with Heavy Metal when the time arrives - Ozzy on lead opens singer's eyes (4,2,3,4) |
| FELLOWIRKER | Someone to go around being annoying with? |
