| STRINGALONG | Create false expectations, forceful, embracing popular lass (6,5) |
| CHARADE | A card he used to create false pretence (7) |
| GRAVENIMAGE | Serious man deemed wise around part of UK creates false god (6,5) |
| FAKESDOPINGS | Creates false positives on drug tests? |
| INACLINCH | Embracing popular culture initially in a large measure (2,1,6) |
| MINDS | Notices doctor embracing popular son (5) |
| LINEMAN | Lover embracing popular rail worker |
| PINUP | Conceited type embracing popular young beauty |
| DINER | The German embracing popular restaurant customer (5) |
| FINISH | School embracing popular conclusion (6) |
| WHITETIE | We, embracing popular success, connect in formal outfit (5,3) |
| TANTALISE | Tease by encouraging false expectations |
| STRINGINGALONG | Giving someone false expectations (9,5) |
| LEDON | Gave false expectations to: 2 wds. |
| FINALDEMANDS | A confused mind and false expectations for unwelcome letters (5,7) |
| BLOCKBUSTER | Large and forceful film, person etc (11) |
| HEADOFSTEAM | Captain for Second XI makes forceful drive (4,2,5) |
| DOMINEERING | Forceful and arrogant (11) |
| HIGHPOWERED | Forceful, drunken, fighting prisoner with end of nose bloody |
| ELEMENTALLY | Simple Republican ousted by Liberals in forceful way |
