| ALIVEANDKICKING | Very active naive lad sadly giving up (5,3,7) |
| HAULAGE | A huge lad sadly missing day for commercial transport (7) |
| VANDALISE | Disorderly, naive lads wreak havoc (9) |
| GOINTOOVERDRIVE | Investigate during car journey that's become very active (2,4,9) |
| YIELDING | Beginner in youth international at Dingle sadly giving in (8) |
| DESPERATION | Sprained toe sadly giving one anguish (11) |
| IMNOTAQUITTER | Time to stop? Tories" pointless "Quiet Man" (sadly) giving reason it's unlikely (2,3,1,7) |
| THECREEPS | Article on Conservative peers sadly giving one a feeling of revulsion (3,6) |
| STRENUOUS | Very active sun? So true, very active (9) |
| DYNAMIC | Very active detectives catching quite a few after hold-up |
| ASO | Very active Japanese volcano |
| STARVATION | Leaders of region very active in depot as result of famine (10) |
| HOHUM | Resignation statement in house - be very active thereafter (2-3) |
| ONTHEGO | Very active singer's wife inhibiting the government (2,3,2) |
| BUSILY | In a very active way |
| VISTA | View first very active squirrels (5) |
| ENERGETIC | Name grand Frenchman on the rise that's very active (9) |
| HECTIC | Very active compound of hydrogen, carbon, iodine etc. |
| HUMMINGBIRDS | Very active attempts to catch first of rare pollinators |
| OTTAVARIMA | In which Don Juan chimes? Too much with a very active Maria |
