| TASKMASTER | Time with teacher to frame question for difficult employer (10) |
| ONTHEQT | This tone contrived to frame question when one's lacking in confidence? |
| BASKET | Carrier's chance to frame question (6) |
| EATINTO | Gradually waste time with teachers following Down? (3,4) |
| FREQUENTLY | Spontaneously frames question, digesting books often |
| SQUEAMISH | Easily nauseated girl frames question: is ham off? |
| BEDOFNAILS | No false bid concocted for difficult job (3,2,5) |
| HARDLABOUR | Punishment for difficult politicians (4,6) |
| BREAKSINTO | What burglar does for rifts with teacher's union initially (6,4) |
| PASTMASTER | Expert has finished with teacher (4,6) |
| REMASTERED | Relearnt with teacher in rush |
| IDIDITMYWAY | Compiler making no apology to solver for difficult clue? (1,3,2,2,3) |
| POSER | Discontented player receives zero points for difficult question |
| MIDLIFECRISIS | Awfully dim sentence - credit deity for difficult time |
| PROPOSER | Ring presenter, perhaps, for difficult question |
| CHALLENGE | Space shuttle leaving base for difficult task (9) |
| TUBE | Test this for difficult multiplication? (4) |
| HARDCASE | Habitual criminal makes for difficult police work (4,4) |
| HARDWARE | Metal implements needed for difficult sport, say (8) |
| SCRAMBLE | Take off hurriedly for difficult climb |
