| BURMESE | Stroke back then start to mew to see off cat |
| TOM | Cat wants to mew, firstly |
| VERMILION | Bright red rats finish off cat (9) |
| SHOO | "Get off, cat!" |
| COMB | Groom horse outside entrance to mews |
| SUBTRACT | Bus and cart reverse, then start to take off (8) |
| GEESE | Back, say, to see off birds |
| MARSHALLPLAN | Gather together 50p, then start to launch an economic recovery programme (8,4) |
| RESEARCH | Find out about alternative careers and then start to hesitate (8) |
| EASYGOING | Tortuously agonise about unknown quantity, then start to get mellow |
| VIGOUR | Energy very reduced -- I work, then start to unwind, right? (6) |
| CODSWALLOP | Batter fish first - then start to season tripe |
| MOODSWING | I'm down, so wretched, then start to grin as a result of this? |
| GRILLE | Screen restaurant, then start to eat |
| PRIMUSSTOVES | Sip rum nervously then start to sample slithy things heated on these? |
| DIGIN | Two drink, then start to eat |
| ATTEST | State differently then start to give evidence |
| CONSTITUTE | Form firm, then start to kick out leadership (10) |
| SOLICIT | Request fresh soil then start to carry it (7) |
| SURF | Ride on and on at Longchamp, then start to flag |
