| TOOHOTTOHANDEL | Warmer than is preferable for composer George? |
| DISPENSER | More compact packing is preferable, primarily, for pharmacist (9) |
| BETTER | Preferable for any customer of the bookie's |
| BEER | Drink that's preferable for non-drinker to leave (4) |
| COMMUNITYCENTRE | The people find recent changes preferable for the local gathering (9,6) |
| SHALLOWER | Preferable for new swimmers |
| OATH | "I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to one," eg. |
| NOBREAD | Half a loaf is preferable to this (2,5) |
| BOLDEST | Most courageous plan is preferable when getting on in position (7) |
| CAPITALISE | Cash in London, say, is preferable, ultimately (10) |
| OCCAMSRAZOR | Principle stating the simplest explanation is preferable |
| SUPERIOR | Plastic pourer is preferable (8) |
| UGGS | They're warmer than Timberlands |
| SHOT | Try to get warmer than swarm? (4) |
| ABOVEZERO | Warmer than freezing (5,4) |
| HOTUMN | Warmer-than-normal fall, humorously |
| WHITEHOT | Warmer than red! (5,3) |
| INBLUE | 1924 jazz piece for piano and orchestra by US composer George Gershwin, noted especially for its opening clarinet glissando (8,2,4) |
| RHAPSODY | 1924 jazz piece for piano and orchestra by US composer George Gershwin, noted especially for its opening clarinet glissando (8,2,4) |
| WATERMUSIC | Collection of orchestral movements by German composer George Frederic Handel, written for King George I in 1717 (5,5) |
