| STIRUP | You put your foot in it, not to start riot, but to incite it, perhaps (4,2) |
| CEDRIC | Name of Conservative journalist rolling in it (not Henry) |
| FREEFALL | No alternative in riot but to take a quick drop |
| PROVOKE | It's OK to prove it and thus incite it (7) |
| STENTOR | Loud-mouth gets back to start riot (7) |
| INESSENCE | Niceness enough to start riot, basically |
| TRURO | Maybe run riot, but not in city (5) |
| STERILE | Lets ire run riot, but it's fruitless (7) |
| BROGUE | You put your foot in it, in a manner of speaking (6) |
| COWPAT | You don't want to put your foot in it, and frighten the postman |
| CLUTCH | You put your foot on it or grab it with your hands |
| UNDYED | Greek character turned up with Eddy arranging for it not to be stained (6) |
| SOCK | Do you put your foot in it when you hit someone? (4) |
| STIRRUP | On a horse, you put your foot in it when you agitate with the revolutionary leader (7) |
| WELLINGTON | In general, you put your foot in it! (10) |
| ESPADRILLE | Awful lie involving student spread around before you put your foot in it (10) |
| DOWNTRODDEN | Losers of pillow fight? - and what happens if you put your foot in it (4,7) |
| SHOE | Saying "scat!", you put your foot in it (4) |
| RUDE | Cross you put your foot in it? (4) |
| PUMP | Interrogate and you put your foot in it! (4) |
