| BENIGNLY | Be nice at first before lying badly without harmful effect (8) |
| ENLIVEN | 3Give spirit to blokes missing the start and be nice at first (7) |
| SPAR | Box without harmful intentions |
| YELLING | Shouting and lying badly about the Spanish (7) |
| FALLUJAH | Collapse, ululating at first, before god in place on the Euphrates (8) |
| MARIACHI | Callas perhaps cautious, at first, before greeting Mexican music |
| OPERETTA | Choose to applaud at first before interrupting stage work |
| INDIGENT | Ending it badly without a penny to one's name (8) |
| OVERKILL | Too much is done badly without looking, at heart |
| PLEASANT | Nice at Naples, at sea (8) |
| EXPOSURE | The harmful effects on the body of extreme cold (8) |
| VIRULENT | Extremely harmful effects of a disease or poison (8) |
| PRECEDED | Went first before then gave way (8) |
| TOOLEDUP | Having weapon also, was first before judge (6,2) |
| TONGA | Nice at first to wear ancient clothing somewhere friendly (5) |
| JASON | European indeed very nice at first, in one sense a 23 24 |
| SMIDGEN | Small fly, nice at first, then bit (7) |
| SPRANG | Leapt sideways at first before car crash (6) |
| TOPPLE | Fall from leading position, at first, before the French (6) |
| BAND | Party entertainers' ceiling almost covers terribly bad harling at first, before final disaster (7,4) |
