| BEATSWEARINGASUIT | "'But it ___'" |
| POURS | It never rains, but it ___ ? (5) |
| FEELSDIVINE | "To err is human, but it ___" (Mae West) |
| GUILTYPLEASURE | I did it all right - but it felt wrong enjoying it (6,8) |
| TEAPOT | It never rains but it pours |
| MOLOTOVCOCKTAIL | Vital to mock 'cool' jerks -- but it can be wounding if it hits home (7,8) |
| PAPER | "It's only a ... moon; Sailing over a cardboard sea; But it wouldn't be make believe; If you believe |
| REFUND | It is amusing to be in the red but it must be paid back |
| NOSTRUM | Old name is first to play guitar - it's supposed to make things better but it won't (7) |
| LASTTRUMP | It may win or lose a bridge contract, but it might wake everybody up (4,5) |
| LIGHTBREEZE | Answer to clue? It's easy, but it causes small wavelets (5,6) |
| WYSIWYG | Yes, European is in more than one way leaking a gallon, but it does what it says on the tin (7) |
| BIRCH | It may be silver but it can hurt (5) |
| COUNTERFEITILL | It's worthless, but it may buy you a sick day? |
| ROSEBUD | It'll open soon but it has bored us sick |
| WORRYING | It 'gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere': Glenn Turner |
| DEAFEN | It was a great idea, fencing, but it could make you a bit hard of hearing (6) |
| BOOKCASE | A libel judge may investigate it, but it is usually shelved |
| THEIRS | It's her problem, but it belongs to them (6) |
| SOAK | To thoroughly wet it, but it back in Lake Tanganyika, Oswald (4) |
