| ANON | Unknown author starts to act nervously over nicknames (4) |
| RANSACK | Thoroughly search ringleader - starts to act nervously over what's carried by 10Ac (7) |
| SOBRIQUETS | Quits Boers' organisation over nicknames (10) |
| SHOPASSISTANTS | Pass hoists nervously over workers, retail helpers (4,10) |
| EMAILS | Smile nervously over first of Anne's electronic messages (1,5) |
| SELF | Will the author start to satirise fabulous little creature? (4) |
| BLACKBEAN | Starts to act nervously after breakfast begins with shortage - empty bottle of sauce! (5,4) |
| BLANTYRE | Odd ball starts to act nervously beside Phoenician city in South Lanarkshire (8) |
| IANBANNEN | Airdrie player nine damaged netting, starts to act nervously before removal (3,6) |
| GERMANY | 12Ac 9Dn hosts virus, starts to act nervously before sticky end (7) |
| LANARK | Starts to act nervously surrounded by horseplay created by 8Dn (6) |
| SAKI | Old author starts smiling after kicking it |
| NICK | Towzie piper seen by 27Ac starts to act up, extremely loud and appropriate? (4,4) |
| AULD | Towzie piper seen by 27Ac starts to act up, extremely loud and appropriate? (4,4) |
| GNAW | Starts to act weirdly after removing filling from gelatin chew (4) |
| SNAP | Break away from suburban outskirts and starts to act peculiarly (4) |
| AMPS | Starts to act suspiciously around politician, given current measures (4) |
| ARES | Deity starts to act silly about a note (4) |
| ABEL | The first victim starts to act bravely and finally be successful (4) |
| ACES | Starts to act churlish, expecting sympathy cards (4) |
