| OILWELLS | Their delivery being crude, they will lose out (3-5) |
| ONTHEGO | Busy cricket side: they will lose last game |
| TALLYHO | Unlikely youth will lose out over old cry of the hunt (5-2) |
| PAPACY | Apocalypse will lose out in Rome (6) |
| BOILDOWN | Reduce to supporting film being crude and dispirited (4,4) |
| DIRECTOR | Who decides terrible actor will lose lead part? |
| TANGIBLY | Beat giant up -- lady will lose heart in a discernible way (8) |
| PROROGUE | Discontinue publicity or fashion magazine will lose headline (8) |
| LANGUISH | Sail hung badly will lose strength and droop, perhaps |
| LASTTOGO | As the final leaver, the cobbler will lose something (4,2,2) |
| BOATRACE | This inferior crew will lose face in the East End (4,4) |
| SHESELLS | He too audibly shares all these lessons, and then loses out to tongue twister? (3,5,9,2,3,8) |
| SEASHORE | He too audibly shares all these lessons, and then loses out to tongue twister? (3,5,9,2,3,8) |
| DESOLATE | Miserable to lose out in appointment (8) |
| WIGGLING | Moving first to lose out would lead to rebuke (8) |
| IDOLISED | Treated like a pop star, I did lose out |
| ABSOLUTE | Rank above at first but lose out (8) |
| RESOLUTE | Though determined, it's true, somehow lose out in (8) |
| GORMLESS | Manager loses out, being foolish (8) |
| ESCALOPE | Cut pace and lose out |
