| ABSTINENCE | Want to hold fool back when keeping dry |
| MASSACHUSETTS | State of holy ritual a church employs when keeping dry |
| COSSACK | Russian bird holds fool back |
| PARIPASSU | Break up pair and hold fool to the same rate, legally (4,5) |
| VASSAL | Small girl holds fool in thrall (6) |
| STERILISED | Want to hold one new driver up after street is cleaned |
| THEBEATLES | Band with the 1963 hit I Want to Hold Your Hand: 2 wds. |
| ATTRACTION | Keeping dry in new raincoat? That's something to go for (10) |
| BEFRIENDED | Get very hot when keeping goal, assisted? |
| GROUNDCREW | Airport staff dreadfully rude? Wrong, when keeping cool head (6,4) |
| BLUEBOTTLE | Fly down by trunk keeping dry (10) |
| ABSTAINERS | People keeping dry sat in bars working, drinking last of coffee (10) |
| TEMPERANCE | Keeping dry mood, expert tours North (10) |
| ONTHEWAGON | Where hay in transit may be keeping dry (2,3,5) |
| ATTHEREADY | Always keeping dry, he looked over, poised for action |
| TRUMPEDUP | False president leads fool back to the start (7,2) |
| SCHEDULED | Fool back from shower left taps on (9) |
| DOTING | Indulgent fool back in trouble |
| INFESTED | Crawling home, royal fool back in England |
| CONTINUE | Carry on working with posh fool back in church (8) |
