| UNTITLED | A French singer came first, though having no rank (8) |
| TITLED | Singer came first, having peerage, possibly |
| CHANTEUSE | Nut case - he murdered a French singer (9) |
| IMAGELESS | I'm like Peter Pan, though having no statue |
| NOTED | Well known, though having no name! |
| LOOSER | Though having no score, the loser is comparatively relaxed (6) |
| UNGRADED | King shuns bogus Grand Duke with no rank (8) |
| PIFFLING | Passionate at first, though affair is miserable (8) |
| SERGEANT | No rank |
| WITHHOLD | Though having cargo space, don't give it to (8) |
| ADENOIDS | What the surgeon removed though, having done, said otherwise? (8) |
| PLAGUE | Glue a torn page on first, though it's a nuisance (6) |
| JUSTICESHIP | Vessel for at sea trials? No - rank (11) |
| PRIVATE | So I've no rank! That's none of your business! (7) |
| TIPOFF | Overturn, warning first though (3-3) |
| NAIL | It can't be driven head-first, though it may scratch (4) |
| INASEC | "Sure, lemme deal with this first, though" |
| PARENTING | In a state of excitement, holding on, though having a job rearing (9) |
| TRAMP | He doesn't have a job, though having a craft (5) |
| BRAM | Murnau's Nosferatu was the first, though unauthorised, film version of Dracula, the vampire created |
