| OVERPAYING | Concerning having fun - getting pound out, but giving too much (10) |
| UNDERSTANDING | Sympathetic, but giving too few treats? (13) |
| INDISCREET | Popular recording about alien life form is giving too much away (10) |
| TORCHLIGHT | Orchestra getting pounds, allowing little expense externally ___ it may have some beaming (10) |
| NICKNAMING | Calling Nicholas first but giving him a different title |
| ENJOINMENT | It sounds like fun, getting around new prohibition |
| LURKING | Having fun getting fish out of the vessel (7) |
| OVERGENEROUS | Giving too much information after having finished order to rouse (12) |
| MAKINGMERRY | Having fun getting someone tipsy (6,5) |
| PASSPORT | Father's having fun getting a travel document (8) |
| TAUTOLOGICAL | Tight circle is methodical in giving too much repeat information (12) |
| DOTING | Giving too much attention to |
| UNDERTAKING | Pledge that's giving too much? |
| CUPIDSBOW | God is getting gesture of respect, but giving curl of lip |
| EARLY | Too soon, really, took a pound out and changed it (5) |
| NOTAFEW | Plenty, but giving no thanks, getting only small number (3,1,3) |
| EMBLEM | Yours truly twice getting pound in return for symbol |
| INRE | Concerning, having flipped a bit? (2,2) |
| TREASON | Very concerning having to cover up a crime (7) |
| RESERVES | It's concerning having to wait on endless books (8) |
