| NOOILPAINTING | Water colour, perhaps: not a pretty sight |
| ASSENTOR | A second US statesman perhaps, not a political enabler |
| KHAKI | A uniform colour, perhaps |
| OILWELL | Instruction on machine perhaps, not a source of 8 (3,4) |
| LEVER | One finishing school perhaps not a crank (5) |
| HOSTILEACT | Alec shot it, perhaps, not a friendly deed! (7,3) |
| ANTIDOTE | It's perhaps not a diet that will counteract poison (8) |
| EARLYDAYMOTION | Morning rush hour perhaps not a matter for debate |
| RESERVOIR | River or sea perhaps, not a lake (9) |
| MICE | Go down the pub, perhaps - not a nice one? |
| SQUARENUMBER | 16 perhaps not a round figure! (6,6) |
| AGENT | Spy perhaps not a lady? |
| EATER | Cockney's radiator, perhaps not a cooker? |
| VIVID | Strong and bright, colour perhaps (5) |
| FLAGSTONE | Indicates colour, perhaps, to be used in flooring |
| DYES | Changes hair colour, perhaps (4) |
| WHITER | Drop old queen having lost some colour perhaps |
| STARKNAKED | Perhaps not a patch on, say, steak stuffing mix? Rank alongside tail end of chateaubriand! (5,5) |
| LANDSCAPE | Painting, but not a water colour (9) |
| NAVYBLUE | Blazer color, perhaps |
