| BALFOUR | Statesman putting a little dog back on an IV (7) |
| CUTWORM | Destructive caterpillar couple fed to dog back on farm |
| PROPOSE | Suggest putting a little work in plain English (7) |
| TINTERN | One putting a little colour on new abbey |
| ARRANGE | Marshal perhaps back on an island (7) |
| RENEGES | Angered no lease arranged, goes back on an agreement (7,2,1,4) |
| ONADEAL | Angered no lease arranged, goes back on an agreement (7,2,1,4) |
| CALIPAT | Local abbreviation for an IV town that houses a federal prison |
| HACKLES | Erectile hairs along a dog's back (7) |
| RENEGED | Went back on an agreement |
| TERRIER | Be wrong in line of a little dog (7) |
| GOLIATH | Giant pig carries dog back (7) |
| MOPPETS | They're dears to walk the dog back (7) |
| VERRUCA | Girl holds dog back in growth |
| HANGUPS | German chap holds dog back, creating inhibitions (4-3) |
| GODLIKE | Taking dog back, enjoy being divine |
| GROWNUP | The adult dog, back and worn out, is inside (5-2) |
| RATTLE | Surprise one by putting a little lemon on the cooked tart (6) |
| NOUN | A major grammatical form class back on an international body |
| HANKY | What you can make dance by putting a little boogie in it, in an old joke |
