| DISTRESS | Torment, as I had picked up accent (8) |
| ENTASIS | In torment, as I survey columnar distortion (7) |
| PUTONES | Make up accent, funny case of boring joke (3,4,4,2) |
| FACEON | Make up accent, funny case of boring joke (3,4,4,2) |
| DIACRITIC | I had picked up a commentator's accent? |
| HIDALGO | Spanish fellow so glad I had picked up cases |
| ACQUIRED | Sound a group of singers had picked up (8) |
| ROADTRAIN | To go off carrying trailer, something long Victoria had picked up: this? |
| FLYWEIGHT | Smart wife had picked up fighter (9) |
| EYED | Kept watch on, as I had to be picked up (4) |
| DISARM | As I had turned up, marines set aside weapons (6) |
| ASININE | As I had "one over the eight" I looked really silly (7) |
| CASTASIDE | As I had, in social class, been rejected (4,5) |
| ASIDE | Private remark as I had shortly put on key |
| IDIOCY | Foolishness, as I had oxygen in cold surroundings (6) |
| IDIOTS | As I had to, is working with fools (6) |
| PRAISE | Worried, as I had come in before for commendation (6) |
| BEDEVIL | Torment as you plot evil |
| TEASE | Torment as in P.G.A. starting place (5) |
| CARPSERAT | Flores ____ ut puellae placeret: he had picked ... |