| BEANCURD | Tofu head smoked, lacking energy (4,4) |
| LISTLESS | Lacking energy or interest (8) |
| UNFAIRLY | Fraulein lacking energy you at first treated dishonestly (8) |
| VOLCANIC | Moving vocal, pleasant but lacking energy, is emotionally charged (8) |
| SHANGHAI | Lacking energy, geisha fails to entertain dynasty in oriental city |
| ROULADES | Runs put on board in start lacking energy |
| ADVOCAAT | Lacking energy, recommend imbibing a liqueur |
| APOPLEXY | Lacking energy, a race with axes gets you fit |
| PSALMIST | Songwriter's stew's eaten by pet, lacking energy |
| CARDAMOM | Drama different in approach lacking energy and spice |
| FACTIOUS | Light-hearted, lacking energy to be quarrelsome |
| CAULDRON | Old woman lacking energy to hold old Scottish pot |
| WASHEDUP | Lacking energy, but worked in kitchen |
| STIMULUS | Raised cases involving obstinate type lacking energy and incentive (8) |
| JETTISON | Abandon working at landing places, lacking energy (8) |
| SKITTISH | Playful cats lacking energy in silence (8) |
| ELECTRIC | Choose cereal food lacking energy for stirring (8) |
| TAMWORTH | Staffordshire town side lacking energy and value |
| TOETOTOE | Three piggies, one lacking energy for confrontation (3-2-3) |
| YOUTHFUL | Fresh-faced solver with the flu, sadly lacking energy (8) |
