| FISHY | Suspicious if retiring and bashful |
| FLESHY | Plump little man is retiring and bashful |
| SCIFI | Express regret audibly if retiring, given this to read? |
| CUSHY | Soft, a bit cute and bashful (5) |
| SHAKY | Uncertain and bashful about a king (5) |
| FLEET | Paper covers swimmer retiring and going overseas to meet rivals (5) |
| DOPEY | Colleague of Sneezy and Bashful |
| DORISDAY | Who sang and acted from the 1940s to the 1960s before retiring and dedicating herself to dog welfare? (5,3) |
| FIRM | Strict, if retiring, resident magistrate |
| FIVE | If retiring averts disaster in first-class accommodation (4,4) |
| STAR | If retiring averts disaster in first-class accommodation (4,4) |
| FISHIER | More suspicious if I get mixed up with hers (7) |
| SMELLSARAT | Gets suspicious if all masters are changed |
| HIFI | Something for the home that's welcome if retiring (2-2) |
| BOLSHIE | Shy, retiring and quiet -- that is difficult! (7) |
| SLEEPING | Carol, about to take off clothes, retiring - and doing this? |
| SHYSTER | Disreputable lawyer, retiring and mostly stern |
| SLEEPS | Strips, retiring and closing eyes, drops off (6) |
| DRASTIC | It's in character - retiring and harsh (7) |
| REDDWARF | Sci-fi sitcom making you blush and Bashful, perhaps (3,5) |
