| UNORTHODOX | You reach Ulster for draught work perhaps admitting party is off-the-wall (10) |
| OXEN | Cattle primarily bred for draught work (4) |
| ADLIB | Notice party is off the cuff |
| COFFINSHAPED | Is in circulation admitting party model is dead? By the look of this it's bound to get you down! (6- |
| ERODE | Gradually weaken before admitting party u-turn |
| SHIREHORSE | What's used for draught in county hospital or site left empty |
| GOESASTRAY | Is off the mark |
| BEERENGINE | Porter, say, with lost genius lifting gizmo for draughts |
| TODECEMBER | "Oh, it's a long, long while from May ...; But the days grow short when you reach September" (2,8) |
| STEPLADDER | Pert saddle adjustment that lets you reach higher |
| STEPSTOOLS | They'll help you reach new heights |
| ODDJOB | Cleaning windows is off the wall at robbery (3,3) |
| KOOK | Person who is off-the-wall and out in left field |
| WAYOUT | What one might take when taking leave is off the wall (3-3) |
| EXOTIC | Key to toxic review is off the wall (6) |
| HEIG | "...The sleepless nights, the daily fights, the quick toboggan when you reach the _ _ _ _hts, I miss the kisses and I miss the bites, I Wish I Were in Love Again..." j -Rodgers and Hart (1937) |
| SCONE | One of the elements of the Devon cream tea I want is off the menu, is that what you're saying? (5) |
| BOLTOFLIGHTNING | By Jove! It's electrifying for most of Bolton taking plane to Ulster for the worst possible result ( |
| CACHET | Seal hiding place with leading Tamil Tiger, perhaps admitting revolutionary court is painful (6) |
| TRACTION | Word for draught, drawing or pulling and one from which a farm vehicle derives its name; the grip of a tyre on a lane; or, the propulsion of vehicles (8) |
