| CHANAKYA | Charlie perhaps with a scruffy yak being ancient Indian polymath (8) |
| HEAVYSET | Stocky man with a scruffy vest outside yard |
| OLDTIME | Some unsold, Tim explains, being ancient |
| ENTITY | Being ancient it yields hoards |
| CHAPLAIN | Charlie perhaps embraces a padre (8) |
| DETECTOR | Sensitive type is alarmingly looking for Charlie perhaps (8) |
| ATTACHED | A terrier’s gong Charlie perhaps held bound |
| UNTIDILY | Involved in it duly in a scruffy way (8) |
| ADORABLE | A scruffy old bear is lovely (8) |
| BUMPINTO | Chance upon vagrant in top in a scruffy state (4,4) |
| AYURVEDA | Ancient Indian healing system (8) |
| SANSKRIT | Ancient Indian language (8) |
| LAUNCHES | What the Queen does perhaps with a bottle of bubbly: has a meal including head of asparagus (8) |
| CHINAMAN | Hit before lunch, perhaps with a new ball (8) |
| SKULKING | Keeping out of sight, perhaps with a sinister motive (8) |
| BACHELOR | Single-minded man, perhaps, with a degree (8) |
| COVENANT | Spelling group, perhaps, with a National Trust agreement (8) |
| GASMETER | Salt in egg, perhaps with a touch of rice, is a fixture in my house (3,5) |
| WATERSKI | Move swiftly between banks, perhaps, with a figure largely facing terrible risk? (5-3) |
| BEADYEYE | What Teddy has to look through perhaps with a hostile little pupil (5,3) |
