| OVERLY | With no top, handsome Romeo's boring too (6) |
| OVERLAY | Decorate article that's boring too (7) |
| HERO | Leading man, extremely handsome Romeo, content to leave (4) |
| DISHEARTEN | Consumed by pretty girl, Romeo's boring crush (10) |
| ESSAYS | Tries, for example, wearing less, with no top (6) |
| STELLA | Woman dances around with no top on (6) |
| ATTACK | A bout of illness a race gets back with no top (6) |
| STRESS | With no top on, insists on lifting weight (6) |
| OBTAIN | Procure job with no top on - initially, that's all it needs (6) |
| FIDDLY | First of fixtures, very small with no top and awkward to use (6) |
| AWNING | Canopy, wide but with no top |
| EGRESS | Act of going out, for example, with women's clothing but no top (6) |
| RESENT | Begrudge a gift if it has no top to it (6) |
| ENDEAR | Dispatch clothing - no tops, please (6) |
| ARROWROOT | Thickening agent for vegetable with no top and bottom (9) |
| ROOFLESS | Like a house with no top |
| HOLIDAY | Rest, with no top, in the grass |
| ASP | Snake emerging from grate with no top (3) |
| EAR | Attention: clothes should come with no top |
| EAGER | Longing for English beer with no top (5) |
