| FIDDLY | First of fixtures, very small with no top and awkward to use (6) |
| SNOBBY | Small with no baby, and without a superior attitude. (6) |
| TIDDLY | Very small toy's top, awkward to use with no end of stuff (6) |
| LISTLESS | Doing very little with no inclination seemingly |
| TIN | Container very small with bottom knocked out |
| JAMTART | Small shallow pie with no top and a fruity filling (3,4) |
| ARROWROOT | Thickening agent for vegetable with no top and bottom (9) |
| FINALISTS | Successful cup team at home in Football Association sets of fixtures |
| HEARTIES | Sportsmen are told of fixtures |
| UNWIELDY | Large and awkward to carry or manage (8) |
| ATTACK | A bout of illness a race gets back with no top (6) |
| BONSAI | Shrub that stays small with carbon's aid to some extent (6) |
| INAWAY | Home before other type of fixture to a certain extent (2,1,3) |
| ESSAYS | Tries, for example, wearing less, with no top (6) |
| OBTAIN | Procure job with no top on - initially, that's all it needs (6) |
| OVERLY | With no top, handsome Romeo's boring too (6) |
| STRESS | With no top on, insists on lifting weight (6) |
| SACHET | A pouch, small with long tail at one end (6) |
| STELLA | Woman dances around with no top on (6) |
| SHERPA | Mountaineer, small, with the woman's father (6) |
