| UNDIRECTED | Straight into the nude, badly lacking control (10) |
| ABEAM | Heading straight into the centre of Lincoln before noon (5) |
| DIVE | Go straight into the water? |
| KESTREL | One flies straight into the middle of Hull (7) |
| UNGOVERNED | Lacking control, Cockney suffering after drinking with Scottish hooligan (10) |
| REDIRECTED | Changed course, straight into grass (10) |
| GOBSMACKED | Travel straight into floor, getting stunned |
| REALISTIC | Hard-headed about boxer's movement lacking control |
| OUTOFHAND | Like a bridge player's move lacking control? (3,2,4) |
| INCONTINENT | Lacking control over actions in Asia perhaps |
| UNDISCIPLINED | Lacking control over one's behaviour |
| UNDERGO | Bear dangerous, as lacking control |
| FEARLESSNESS | Fare badly, lacking head for bravery (12) |
| STATIC | It acts badly, lacking motivation (6) |
| RUTHLESS | Hurts Les badly, lacking pity (8) |
| FULCRUM | Fellow, muscular, badly lacking as prop (7) |
| TBILISI | Georgian city is built badly, lacking classy institute (7) |
| UNTUTORED | Turned out badly, lacking education |
| UNARMED | Rude man badly lacking means of defence |
| UNVARIED | Run a dive badly lacking diversity (8) |
