| CARAWAYSEEDS | With vehicle gone, see empty drums of seasoning. (7,5) |
| BEADYEYED | With sun gone, see bay with eddy possibly? That's observant (5-4) |
| REPERCUSSION | Side-effect of rare empty drums, say (12) |
| MYSELF | Monk in person may see empty life that is left (6) |
| DEEDS | Documents for empty drums on river (5) |
| MESS | This person sees empty dish (4) |
| DIET | Lose weight that's inside empty drum-kit (4) |
| VANTAGEPOINT | With vehicle, possibly, get in a top position (7,5) |
| PLAYINGCARDS | Jokers, perhaps, spying lad fooling around with vehicle (7,5) |
| CREMECARAMEL | Sweet animal crashed into by soldiers with vehicle |
| CARTOGRAPHER | Map-maker with vehicle got over rebuke by that lady |
| TABLA | Musical instrument of India consisting of a pair of drums of variable pitch |
| BUNDLE | A drum of belongings, a ream of paper, a sheaf of corn, a wad of cash or other collection of loosely gathered or bound things (6) |
| POCAHONTAS | 1995 animated movie with the line "We must sound the drums of war" |
| ASSAULTCOURSE | Set of obstacles for part of meal consisting of seasoning, say (7,6) |
| TABLAS | Drums of one sailor used in another's backing (6) |
| TIMPANI | Drums of paint I’m mixing |
| ASCETIC | Spartan, like vinegar with a bit of seasoning in it (7) |
| DEVIL | Nick will cook it with a lot of seasoning (5) |
| TAMBOURIN | What is the low-pitched tenor drum of Provence that lends its name to a dance which Rameau included in many of his operas? (9) |
