| VEER | Swerve stag maybe when do's start is changed to five (4) |
| RENOVATE | Modernise tariff, having one changed to five (8) |
| BEETLEOFF | Stag maybe cancelled -- scurry along (6,3) |
| DEMETER | Goddess came across, carried by stag maybe (7) |
| ALONE | Stag, maybe |
| CROWNS | British coins, originally worth 4s 6d (soon changed to 5 shillings), now issued only as pound 5 commemorative coins (6) |
| IRAN | It becomes another country when its last letter is changed to Q |
| HIRE | Verb that becomes its opposite when its first letter is changed to an "f" |
| RINK | It becomes another sports venue if its last letter is changed to "g" |
| BEST | Verb that retains its meaning if its third letter is changed to a |
| STUD | Clap, maybe, when welcoming university's boss (4) |
| KILL | Pass the time, maybe, when indisposed at the weekend (4) |
| GASP | Say 'Ah' maybe when doctor rings (4) |
| QUIZ | Pointless, maybe, when heartily fazed after Question 1 (4) |
| YAWN | Feign boredom, maybe, when method is raised by bridge player |
| ISEE | Tracy Chapman "Maybe when and if ___ you again" |
| PURR | Express pleasure, maybe, when marketing campaign features old city |
| VOLES | Animals that become different animals when their first letter is changed to an "M" |
| BRA | It becomes another garment when its middle letter is changed to "o" |
| FIRING | Word that becomes its opposite when "F" is changed to "H" |
