| PENSIONER | Writer with senior style, but he is senior (9) |
| PORCELAIN | Material cut up with style but without interest (9) |
| CAREGIVER | Going round, say, a touch ironically, "He's made cuts but he is looking after you" (9) |
| ARROGATES | Claims missile lost direction, but he is loaded (9) |
| LADDERING | Led out in daring style - but the unfortunate consequences upset the ladies (9) |
| OVERWRITE | Compose in too ornate a style, but finished properly, we hear |
| ROUNDHEAD | Old parliamentarian drinks with senior teacher (9) |
| EXECUTIVE | Person with senior managerial responsibility (9) |
| NOWORRIES | Row with senior sorted? That's OK (2,7) |
| CITYCENTRE | Effie is in Sheffield but he is in Manchester (4,6) |
| EZRA | With Zebra, loses the Bible but he is in it (4) |
| LESSEE | He seems to have less comfort but he is given the lease (6) |
| ISHMAEL | An Old Testament character, but he is confused with Islam (7) |
| PERMAFROST | Hairdos with some style - but understatedly "cool" (10) |
| HERO | "A ___ is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer:" Ralph Waldo Emerson (4) |
| TOTO | His real name was Terry, but he is better known by his stage name. He was a Cairn terrier who was Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of Oz. |
| OLDIE | Serviceman cannot start or finish, but he is getting on (5) |
| COIR | One of those expecting to succeed, but he is lacking fibre |
| HABITUES | They are frequent visitors, but he is a vagrant (8) |
| PANGLOSS | Anguish over defeat, but he is optimistic (8) |
