| SMUDGE | Succeeded getting dirt, say, back on Mark (6) |
| ORGANISEDCRIME | Men getting dirt about crooked director in case revealing Mafia's activities (9,5) |
| FLANGE | Baked dish, say, back on collar (6) |
| SEEMLY | Becoming crafty, keeping tabs on Mark (6) |
| GRIME | Dirt, say, back around edge (5) |
| SCURRY | Succeeded getting groom to get a move on? (6) |
| PIXELS | English team going up in place succeeded, getting points on display (6) |
| BITEIT | Eat dirt, say |
| TIPTOE | Lightly pad neckwear wrapped round shirt, say, back to front (6) |
| FIDGET | Shuffle papers, say, back into paper (6) |
| TWINGE | Pair with say back pain (6) |
| CUSTOM | Copper succeeded getting prostitute regular trade (6) |
| ASSESS | Fools succeeded, getting value (6) |
| SHEATH | Succeeded getting old PM Ted's sword case (6) |
| BURGER | Hard to escape cucumber fed to maggot, say, back in food chain (6,4) |
| CHEESY | Sentimental place for Bishop, say, back in church cemetery finally |
| SCREAM | Succeeded getting very best funny man |
| SMACKS | Mike in bed succeeded getting hearty kisses |
| SBIRRO | Italian cop succeeded getting little resistance in pen |
| SWIFTS | Satirist succeeded getting birds |
