| LABOHEME | American guy joining that chap in uninspiring opera |
| HYMNAL | That chap in recital neatly evens out songbook (6) |
| REHAB | Treatment for alcoholism? That chap in pub may be made over |
| REHEAR | Give another audition to that chap in the back (6) |
| DITHERY | Unable to think clearly, that chap in Dirty Dancing |
| CHIMEIN | Interrupt that chap in nice set-up (5,2) |
| CHEAPENED | How it lowered the reputation of that chap in East of Eden |
| IDES | Just for a day, one joins that chap in the last two clues (4) |
| DOTHEWASHING | Get rid of the dirt on the suits, for example, in party and most of them joining that shower in Government (2,3,7) |
| CHIME | That chap's in Anglican church for peal of bells (5) |
| THAMES | Bit of hogweed found in uninspiring section of river |
| STOOGE | Nothing for daughter in uninspiring work as a lackey |
| FLATLY | Race round half of Baltic state in uninspiring fashion |
| TABLELAND | Cheers the Spanish in uninspiring high flat place (9) |
| ELITE | Lee gets it from joining that select group (5) |
| INTERIM | Meanwhile, I'm joining that Milan club |
| WHIM | Fancy wife joining that fellow |
| HERMES | Divine messenger joining that woman and me on Sunday (6) |
| APATHETIC | Jaded, first of all, joining that epic fail (9) |
| AMICABLENESS | American guy, Pole and Oriental found in address that's the epitome of friendliness (12) |