| INCENTIVES | Spurs at home, reportedly very happy with scorer |
| HEELSIN | For the time being, covers Spurs at home |
| INKWELL | Old writer dipped into this at home, reportedly put out (7) |
| INCENSED | At home, reportedly felt angry (8) |
| INCITEMENTS | Spurs, at home, perhaps change defending pair |
| PLEASEDASPUNCH | Feeling very happy with ale passed off with fruit drink (7,2,5) |
| ELATED | Very happy with story sent back by top journalist (6) |
| OVERTHEMOON | Very happy with where the cow jumped (4,3,4) |
| ECSTATIC | Very happy with the European Community interference (8) |
| WALKINAIR | Be very happy with the entrance-onstage music (4,2,3) |
| RADIANT | Very happy with train ad redesign (7) |
| WALKSONAIR | Is very happy with the radio programme for hikers? (5,2,3) |
| JUBILANT | Very happy with doctor until jab (8) |
| BELATEDLY | Very happy with line in Times after the event |
| MUTAGENS | Man U get beaten by Spurs at last! They will make changes |
| ROWELS | Spurs, at the end mostly rubbish, suddenly slip back |
| TINY | Asian joint, reportedly very cramped |
| DYEING | Reportedly very eager to be changing colour |
| STELE | Tablet, which is reportedly very strong (5) |
| EYETOOTH | Prized canine setter, reportedly very tough, gutless (3,5) |
