| CARNIVAL | Vehicle with knocked-about invalids messes around and floats - see 29ac (8,8) |
| DISPLAYS | Vehicle with knocked-about invalids messes around and floats - see 18dn (8,8) |
| FALLIBLE | Tale about invalid being resurrected is likely to be wrong (8) |
| NULL | Tips from local hospital you glean about invalid |
| MOREOIL | Declining fossil fuel, arbiter utilising fungus around middle of join - see 29ac (8,4,3) |
| DONGBATTLE | Sound of bell at Hastings abbey signifies lively fight -see 29ac (4-4,6) |
| SPANIEL | see 29ac, Dog chewed grannie's slipper (8,7) |
| EMBOSSES | Adorns with raised work, messes around with book often (8) |
| BERG | It is big and small and floats (4) |
| INAMORATA | It messes around with a man or a lover |
| STEALERSWHEEL | Theresa Welles knocked about with 29Ac and 10Ac (8,5) |
| TINKERS | Messes around with a spoilt stinker (7) |
| TOYS | Messes around (with) |
| RAFTS | Works hard to lose gravity and floats (5) |
| AIMLESSNESS | Snail messes around, showing a lack of purpose |
| TACKLE | Equipment for angling including hooks, lines, lures and floats (6) |
| MARLPIT | Our trim pal messes around in a hole in the ground (4,3) |
| SHOTTING | Fishing with lead between pole-tip and float (*shock, gnat bit!) (4,8) |
| BACK | Fishing with lead between pole-tip and float (*shock, gnat bit!) (4,8) |
| SEINES | They have both sinkers and floats |
