| FLIRTING | Trifling, perhaps, with one's affections? |
| SNUB | Word for a deliberate affront, cut, rebuff, shun, slight or spurning cold-shouldering dare, perhaps with one's blunt nose upturned in the air (4) |
| TOYED | Played with - your affections? (5) |
| ESTRANGE | With anger, set out to alienate one's affections (8) |
| ACTION | Play the fool perhaps with one on court process (6) |
| TANKARD | Churchill, perhaps, with one empty glass (7) |
| FRUITCAKE | Nut perhaps with one or two sweet items? |
| WINETASTER | Person presented bouquets, perhaps, with one final flower |
| TAXI | VAT, perhaps, with one hire car |
| WRIGGLER | Caught fish, perhaps, with one fixing to bring in line |
| AIRLINE | United perhaps with one earl in another way (7) |
| SWAMI | Trod water, perhaps, with one teacher |
| ANTI | Worker, perhaps with one opponent |
| CIDER | Knock back Burgundy perhaps with one cold drink (5) |
| ANVIL | Block van, perhaps, with one learner driver |
| IMMORALBELOVED | Naughty object of Beethoven's affections? |
| OPHELIA | The object of Hamlet's affections? (7) |
| MRBIG | The object of Carrie Bradshaw's affections? (2,3) |
| APPLEOFONESEYE | Object of one's affections |
| CHERISHEDONE | Object of one's affections |