| HITTHEBUFFERS | Fail to develop further (3,3,7) |
| EXPAND | Formerly some pandemic caused it to develop further (6) |
| FLESH | Develop further, with "out" |
| RUNTOSEED | Fail to develop and hurry to call on dunderhead (3,2,4) |
| PARSIFAL | Plays as expected fail to develop into operar |
| STAGNATE | Fail to develop stage, involving nationalist just briefly |
| DOUGLASFIR | Gourds fail to develop into a source of timber (7,3) |
| ISLEOFMAN | Faceless gnomes fail to develop tax haven (4,2,3) |
| CARBONPROCESS | Way to develop picture of good French vehicle to tax golfer (6,7) |
| INDEFATIGABLE | Relentless beating failed to develop |
| CALLISTHENICS | Exercises to develop muscle tone |
| NEURALNETWORK | Rural town keen to develop computer system |
| GRINANDBEARIT | Training beard to develop, take it on the chin |
| SERIOUSMATTER | Mortuaries set to develop grave issue |
| TRADINGESTATE | Days in school to develop commercial area |
| BEDSIDEMANNER | Bride needs man to develop doctor'sdemeanour (7,6) |
| SEVILLEORANGE | Enlarges olive to develop bigger fruit (7,6) |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | Entitle Chinese, contracted to develop nation? (13) |
| PHOTOGRAPHERS | They are always looking for something to develop (13) |
| GROOTEEYLANDT | Anindilyakwa country too legendary to develop? True (6,7) |
