| STOODOUT | Was noticeable, but not as a stand-in! (5,3) |
| OVERTONE | Noticeable but not obvious quality of public figure? (8) |
| STUNTMAN | Knock-out piece, on time, to act as a stand-in (8) |
| UNDERPAR | Out of form - but not as a golfer (5,3) |
| REPEATED | Grass enriched with organic material, not as a one-off operation |
| DEPUTE | Authorise as a stand-in Democrat character, not Republican (6) |
| ONTOPOFTHEWORLD | Happy as a polar bear, but not as a penguin? (2,3,2,3,5) |
| ONEBYONE | Not as a group |
| SATOUT | Didn't participate as a stand-in (3,3) |
| ACTING | Taking part as a stand-in (6) |
| PROXY | person acting as a stand-in |
| LOVEACTUALLY | 2003 holiday romantic comedy with Martin Freeman as a stand-in actor: 2 wds. |
| ACTED | Performed as a stand-in (5) |
| DRUM | Thing to be beaten - but not as a container! (4) |
| LIMP | Hobble, but not as a result of stiff leg? (4) |
| SONATA | Musical composition, but not as a new composition (6) |
| INSIDE | On the team, but not as a winger? (6) |
| CONCISE | No words wasted on accession, but not as a plan (7) |
| EURO | Arouse, but not as a way of making money (4) |
| LEND | Give, but not as a gift |
