| THOROUGHLY | Completely hot mixture - not exactly (10) |
| OUTSTANDING | Gin and stout mixture not yet paid for (11) |
| TISANES | Herbal tea not completely hot? Is an espresso? (7) |
| INTOTO | Completely hot dog in Oz (2,4) |
| HAIR | Hot mixture of gases found up top (4) |
| HITHERTO | Their having dripped in the hot mixture previously (8) |
| STEW | Hot mixture from the west (4) |
| HAIRPIN | Hot mixture of gases to fix bend (7) |
| HOVETO | Stopped as a ship, over-curtailed in hot mixture (4,2) |
| GARAMMASALA | From Hindi for "hot mixture", a warming blend of ground cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, fennel seeds, nutmeg, peppercorns, star anise and other aromatic spices, used extensively in India |
| ADAPTATION | Paint a toad, which is not exactly fitting (10) |
| UNHEROICAL | Urinal echo reverberating, not exactly impressive (10) |
| ROUNDABOUT | Play area feature? Not exactly (10) |
| LEDERHOSEN | Red heels on, not exactly traditional clothing (10) |
| PARAPHRASE | Make a translation? Not exactly (10) |
| SCARECROWS | Mark and Charlie worse off without - they're not exactly smart in their field (10) |
| ATTAINABLE | That may be achieved with a Latin beat? Not exactly (10) |
| CREAMPUFFS | A2: "You mean, they're not exactly ___." A1: "Right." |
| MODERATELY | Not exactly |
| CLEANSWEEP | Not exactly a Pyrrhic victory |
