| WHITECHOCOLATE | Sweet thing a bit delayed, nymph and company welcomed in |
| FISHCAKE | Drop a line to sweet thing - a dishy type in the seafood restaurant (4,4) |
| UPSIDEDOWNCAKE | Sweet thing, a turnover? (6-4,4) |
| DEMERARA | Sweet thing, a magnificent sea reflection? (8) |
| GALACTOSE | Sweet thing, a Scot unfortunately beset by wind (9) |
| NEREID | A sea nymph and daughter of a minor sea god in Greek mythology (6) |
| VELIA | Which song in The Merry Widow tells of the love between a wood nymph and a hunter? (5) |
| LOUNGED | Took things a bit too easy! On the dole and had a gun! (7) |
| TAUTENING | Get a nut, in other words, it's for stretching things a bit (9) |
| EGERIA | In Roman myth, a nymph and counsellor (6) |
| CALYPSO | A Greek nymph and a genre of Trinidadian music (7) |
| DEACON | Junior clergyman, company welcomed by senior clergyman |
| ICIER | More hostile French company welcomed by Irish |
| EMBOLI | Clots taking over company welcomed by priest |
| ADJUST | At short notice, due to change things a bit (6) |
| GOESOVERTHELINE | Takes things a bit too far |
| EXTEND | Former wife to look after? That would stretch things a bit! (6) |
| ONDINE | Female nymph and water spirit (6) |
| UNDINE | Female nymph and water spirit (6) |
| HOMONYM | Host moor nymph and couples finally leave chop chop, for example (7) |
