| COASTING | Firm given top grade, smart and doing well with little effort (8) |
| ONTHEGRAVYTRAIN | Doing very well with little effort |
| INFORMER | Person singing is playing well, with little uncertainty (8) |
| BOARDERS | Some pupils given top grade, within limits (8) |
| ORANGEADE | Poem about mountains given top grade -- sparkling stuff (9) |
| CANDIDLY | Start off carelessly, and with little effort to be honest (8) |
| CASHFLOW | Movement of money remains fluid in firm given direction |
| ASBESTOS | It was used as insulation when given top rating (8) |
| REJOICED | Was pleased about little woman being given top decoration |
| EASYCARE | Something needed for reversing illiteracy's Aesop, maintained with little effort |
| ONAPLATE | Where food can be placed with little effort (2,1,5) |
| MONEYFOR | Performing poorly, foremen do make a profit with little effort (5,3,3,4) |
| SLEEPING | Carol, about to take off clothes, retiring ___ and doing this? (8) |
| BRUSHING | Getting the key in a hurry and doing some cleaning (8) |
| ADORNING | Head barman admits turning around bar by opening nightclub up north and doing up (8) |
| MISUSING | Is America infiltrating Chinese dynasty and doing bad stuff? (8) |
| OBLIGING | Here's GB oiling it and doing us a favour (8) |
| SWARMING | Massing together and doing some climbing (8) |
| YOGAMATS | Surfaces for stretching and doing poses |
| TAKINGTOTASK | Carpeting and doing well at the job (6,2,4) |
