| CANDIDE | Voltaire's naif is competent, but died, unfortunately (7) |
| DILATED | Opened up, but died out (7) |
| CANTATA | Vocal composition is competent thanks to volunteers (7) |
| AFRICAN | Continental shows fair treatment is competent (7) |
| THEBARD | He wrote an article, but died (3,4) |
| AFGHANI | Naif hag exchanged foreign currency (7) |
| NOSEJOB | Is competent professional perhaps in audition to provide cosmetic surgery? |
| DURABLE | Person with PhD, university admitted, is competent and very solid |
| LIVEONE | Naif, as in a used car lot |
| INAIDOF | Backing faux naif about marriage vow (2,3,2) |
| HACKSIT | Is competent |
| AMATEUR | Naif |
| CANDIED | Voltaire's sweet novel? |
| DEDUCTION | Count died, unfortunately, to be taken off (9) |
| SALAD | Died, unfortunately, giving up healthy food (5) |
| DEBILITATED | Weakened in battle, I died unfortunately |
| TURNUPSIDEDOWN | Invert trouser feature now died, unfortunately (4,6-4) |
| DYNAMITE | Died unfortunately, any time it could blow up (8) |
| DEDICANT | Died unfortunately, so cannot be a devotee (8) |
| AMYJOHNSON | At the declaration of WWII this pioneer aviatrix joined the Air Transport Auxiliary but died in 1939 after baling out over the Thames (3,7) |
