| FIRTHOFCLYDE | The dry cliff crumbling, covering old coastal area (5,2,5) |
| IONIA | Old coastal area is excellent, best seen from the east |
| DRESSUNKNOWN | What the dry cleaner might say after losing a garment? |
| CLIFFHANGERS | Bluff those employed by the dry cleaners keeping everyone in suspense (12) |
| MARTELLO | Damage to include a length of old coastal defence |
| EMPORIA | Large shops commoner in heart of age-old coastal inlet (7) |
| POOLE | Perch outside old coastal town |
| MOISTURE | Fog covering old, old city on one side of the bridge with rising water perhaps (8) |
| MOODILY | Fancy covering old swimming-pool to the ceiling with grey tones? (7) |
| MEDIOCRE | Run-of-the-mill doctor covering old part of army |
| SOANDSO | Desert covering old, old, forgotten person |
| DIOCESE | Crumbling side covering old church in bishopric (7) |
| TAKENOTE | Pay attention to a bit of filming covering old leader retiring (4,4) |
| MOROCCO | Bookbinder's covering old volume in chaotic room (7) |
| EUCLID | Prompt return, covering old mathematician (6) |
| POTATO | Irishman consumes good books covering old King Edward (6) |
| XIPHOPHYLLOUS | Recalled stain covering old hospital photos capturing plant with sword-shaped leaves |
| SNOWCAP | Covering old ladies, say, during cold spell |
| BRIOCHE | Cheese covering old church bread |
| SEPTET | Musical group, covering old recording, don't change it! |
