| FRIENDLESS | The weekend never coming makes one unable to be with mates |
| INHIBITION | A feeling of self-consciousness that makes one unable to act in a relaxed way (10) |
| DISSENTER | One unable to conform with the ends, tries to reform (9) |
| REMUAGE | One unable to fly into a passion turns to the bottle |
| ACED | One unable to get to the service was (4) |
| TRUMPETER | Instrumentalist, one unable to follow the lead without note? (9) |
| COLANDER | Firm with planetary explorer, one unable to collect water (8) |
| EPITAPH | It's usually written to one unable to read it |
| EMU | One unable to fly, being stuck in the mud |
| DOODAHS | Party, one way and another, has awful things one's unable to name (7) |
| CANT | Told one's unable to speak the jargon (4) |
| DOGGYBAG | The sack for setter, maybe, when one's unable to finish? |
| CHINA | Porcelain used to make the dishes whose name rhymes with "mates" (5) |
| UNDYING | Never coming to a vital conclusion (7) |
| APRIL | Now you"ll see a quiet stream never coming to an end (5) |
| UNINFLAMMABLE | Ban Emma in full, new edition never coming to light |
| NATTERS | Speaks idly of Nato, terse, never coming to a conclusion |
| SOT | One unable to pass the bar? |
| CREDITRISK | One unable to get a loan, say |
| HEROINADDICTION | Problem faced by one unable to get off horse? |