| LAIDEYESON | Special aide: Yes, one's mostly seen (4,4,2) |
| MONARCH | Butterfly - one mostly seen in early spring in Britain |
| ESSOYNE | Yes, one's fabricated excuse for missing court |
| CHAUFFEUSE | One's mostly pleased about getting employment as a driver (10) |
| BAUDELAIRE | Poet, one mostly accepted by Orwell, G |
| RIFLERANGE | Wild general fire mostly seen here (5,5) |
| LITERATURE | Period fashion mostly seen in illuminated English writing (10) |
| SANDERLING | Bird of course mostly seen in wild gardens |
| SKIRMISHES | Male wearing item of clothing mostly seen on female causes scuffles (10) |
| DIVERGENCE | Conflict caused by man mostly seen in jumper going to church (10) |
| ISSUE | Young ones mostly fat |
| NURD | One of the awkward ones mostly high up |
| YIP | Yes yes, one has initial penitence (3) |
| IONIC | One's mostly suspended, as in certain Greek architecture (5) |
| PITON | Around peak one's mostly employed (5) |
| EASYMONEY | Yes, one may may make it without exertion (4,5) |
| NOVELIST | Isn't love to be written about? Yes, one often does |
| DRONE | A bee? Yes, one is following the doctor (5) |
| IMITATE | Follow ape? Yes, one mate took it inside (7) |
| NEON | Fluorescent? Yes, one irritated Noreen at first (4) |
