| ERSATZ | Stargazer loses rag, as it's not as good as the real thing (6) |
| STALER | Sister hides report as it's not as fresh (6) |
| DYINGOFF | Sounds like meeting with maker cancelled as it's not as popular as it once was (5,3) |
| PSEUDO | Something or someone fake trying to pass as the real thing (6) |
| CHANGE | Coins said to be as good as the rest |
| ARGALI | Loses rag with the greatest, large, sheepish type (6) |
| BRIGHT | Word describing something brilliant or shining, such as the real or figurative lights of big-city life (6) |
| INNATE | Loses rag in Argentina - it's something one's does without thinking (6) |
| ETHICS | Loses rag in Reichstag with study of moral philosophy (6) |
| TATTOO | Perhaps hide artwork using rag as well (6) |
| WORSE | Or sew it differently - it's not as good as the last one (5) |
| ROTUND | Plump type loses rag in Grand Tour (6) |
| OGRESS | Aggressor loses rag with monstrous female (6) |
| OPAQUE | Ring secretary from the heart of Albuquerque, as it's not clear (6) |
| EYELET | Look out for the French toast starter, as it's not typical in Wellington? (6) |
| CIGARS | I see rags as combustibles (6) |
| ONSIDE | Get someone to take one's point as it's not a case for linesman raising flag (6) |
| OLDHAT | Hold a rave on square, as it's not fashionable locally (3,3) |
| MADEUP | Local is jumping for joy, as it's not true (4,2) |
| DRYOUT | Stay off alcohol so long as it's not raining (3,3) |
