| CHEQUERED | Distinguished by periods of varying fortune (9) |
| REMITTENT | Of a fever, characterised by periods of varying severity (9) |
| UPSANDDOWNS | Times of varying fortune on rollercoaster (3,3,5) |
| STOPGO | Characterised by periods of alternating activity and inactivity (4-2) |
| MANIA | Mental illness marked by periods of great excitement and violence / craze; fad |
| SENTENCES | They're separated by periods |
| ECTOPLASM | In spiritualism, a substance of varying description thought to emanate from the body of a medium during trances (9) |
| DIVERGENT | One working at sea with chap of varying character (9) |
| CHAMELEON | Each lemon may be one of varying colour |
| GENERATES | Produces green teas of varying kinds |
| TEDDYBOYS | Young men of the 50s distinguished by their velvet-trimmed jackets and meticulously quiffed hair (5, |
| POUNDCAKE | A rich bundt or loaf-shaped sponge quatre-quart, distinguished by being made with 1lb each of butter, eggs, flour and sugar (5,4) |
| LACEMAKER | An artisan, such as the young "kantwerkster" portrayed in Vermeer's La Dentelliere, distinguished by their skill in looping or tatting bobbinet, guipure or other fine open fabric (9) |
| BELLYFLOP | An ungainly dive distinguished by one's breadbasket, corporation, paunch or venter slapping the water's surface, resulting in an often painful spectacle of water displacement and embarrassment (5,4) |
| LEMONSOLE | Flatfish distinguished by an orange patch behind the pectoral fin (5, 4) |
| BOREDOM | Scarlet is overwhelmed by period of prosperity and ennui (7) |
| SILENT | Mum is knocked back by period of fasting |
| MARITIMEALPS | Range from first day of month followed by periods to keep a record |
| EMERSON | Manuscript absorbing Queen penned by period author (7) |
| EMPHASES | Stresses produced by period in German town? |
