| TESTIMONIALS | What your old boss said about you when old footballers take the gates (12) |
| GATHERINGDUST | What your old vacuum cleaner is doing in the attic? (9,4) |
| EULOGY | You won't hear this praise said about you as they put you down (6) |
| OBITUARIES | The things people say about you when you're late! (10) |
| EXCLAIM | Thing your former lover said about you? |
| IFTHESHOEFITSWEARIT | "What I said about you is true, though" |
| WITS | Have them about you when on the ball (4) |
| COURTESAN | Mistress unfortunately cares not about you when texting |
| TAILORSDUMMY | Upon reviewing the apprentice's work, the boss said, "Truly you are a __" |
| PASTONESBEST | Character blocking ball by old footballer in decline (4,4,4) |
| CLIFTONDAVIS | "Amen" actor who plays Vernon Dupree on "Beyond the Gates": 2 wds. |
| MEETME | What the memo from the boss said? (4,2) |
| TAKEALETTER | "Tear a kettle apart," said the old boss to the secretary? (4,1,6) |
| REITH | Memorial flowers said to be for Auntie's old boss |
| DICK | Coppers' old boss and one less senior creak at the edges |
| EMBANKING | Bond's boss said to be putting money into building up support (9) |
| LIEDER | Songs, second in command's boss said (6) |
| BESTSELLER | Old footballer's right to devour fashion mag and Bridget Jones's Diary? |
| FEZZIWIG | Old boss of 3Dn in exotic headgear, having last waltz on central African rug (8) |
| GAZA | Heartless old footballer's strip |
