| LUSTIER | ... arising from affaire, it's ultimately more passionate (7) |
| GUTTERPRESS | It's ultimately scandal-mongering, say, before craft? |
| DESERT | It's ultimately arid, with withered trees (6) |
| HOOKIER | 17 and Viz: humour ultimately more like 17's conk (7) |
| FIERCER | Processing of ferric oxide, ultimately more intense (7) |
| NEEDIER | Born to pass away poor, ultimately - more so than others |
| FIERIER | More passionate |
| EMBRACE | After end of affaire, married couple hug each other (7) |
| ROMANCE | Word for a vernacular verse on the theme of chivalry originally, later a love-story; or, an affaire de cA"ur (7) |
| HONNEUR | Affaire d'____, a duel |
| TWOTIME | Double-cross, in affaires d'amour (3-4) |
| AFFAIRS | Affaires |
| SLINKIER | Smellier model replaced for model ultimately more lissome (8) |
| SAMPLE | Taster was, ultimately, more than enough (6) |
| WARMED | Wife, prepared for a fight, became more passionate (6) |
| SULTRIER | More passionate ruler, it's awkward |
| OTTER | Animal more passionate, hard to avoid (5) |
| TARKATHEOTTER | More passionate about English supporting ship in rubbish novel (5,3,5) |
| OTTERBOARD | Fishing device Bow's more passionate directors employed |
| STEAMIER | More passionate, as a movie scene |
