| LINEARISE | With frightful lies around, I mean to get into a row (9) |
| MINNESOTA | Means to get into trouble, and is in a state (9) |
| NOMINATE | Mean to get into management to place in office (8) |
| DISAGREE | Clash with frightful European clutching flag (8) |
| BOTTLEOPENER | Means to get into the drink (6,6) |
| ELALAMEIN | Battle with airline - I mean to get moving |
| ELIMINATE | Broken tile I mean to get rid of (9) |
| ACCIDENTS | With stress beginning to spread around, I had bad things happening (9) |
| CHRISTMAS | Wintertime rhyme time: I'm the last national holiday of every year. When I come around, I bring holiday cheer. What am I? |
| PUGILISTS | Having lapdogs around, I lean to boxers (9) |
| INEARNEST | I mean to make a home - seriously! (2,7) |
| MAINTHEME | I mean to weave them into the recurrent pattern (4,5) |
| ITINERANT | Wandering around, I rant about sticking point? (9) |
| INTHEMAIN | Mostly thin - unnaturally. I mean to change that (2,3,4) |
| SATIRISED | Spreading disaster around, I get sent up |
| CREPITATE | Having crept around I ate crackle (9) |
| INSPITEOF | Undeterred by pins scattered around, I move toe, fearfully at first (2,5,2) |
| PAIR | I mean to get hold of a couple (4) |
| INTEND | I mean to get tin extracted finally (6) |
| TIER | With better half, I get into a row (4) |
