| HUSKY | Sounding hoarse, work for me can really be a drag |
| MEDOC | Red wine, for me, can go with cod! (5) |
| RASPY | Restricted a double agent sounding hoarse (5) |
| EGGNOG | Briefly sounding hoarse inside? Gone to raise drink! (6) |
| BEAST | Animal could really be a saint |
| FATAL | Being overweight by a pound can't really be so serious! (5) |
| GAMES | All that talk about me can be fun! (5) |
| INTOW | Has charge of - and could be a drag on finances? (2,3) |
| IFYOU | Film based on the story of conman Frank Abagnale Jnr, Catch Me ... Can (2,3) |
| BIMBO | One bachelor, if you ask me, can catch another dumb blonde? |
| RUDER | Like saying "Outta my way" compared with saying "Excuse me, can you please move, please?" |
| TICKS | Bugs that can really bother a dog or a hiker |
| STAMP | When it gets stuck in a corner, it can really go places (5) |
| CREED | Belief, first of all, can really enhance every day (5) |
| KOLBE | Bok bloke who can really move ... (5) |
| HASIT | "___ really been that long?" |
| MEATY | Stars can really sink their acting chops into roles that are what? |
| STRAW | This can really suck |
| SKATER | When the lake is frozen, one cannot really be a fisher |
| BORNTHISWAY | Lady Gaga hit with the lyric "Don't be a drag, just be a queen" |
