| OBSCURED | Former pupils, in short, get better, but it was a bit complicated (8) |
| NOSTRUM | Old name is first to play guitar - it's supposed to make things better but it won't (7) |
| TRICKY | A bit complicated and difficult (6) |
| OBSTRUCTION | Former pupils, in short, had time for a rumpus. It's an obstacle (11) |
| OBSERVE | Former pupils, in short, have to wait and see (7) |
| PIECETOGETHER | Concoct bit by bit complicated topic, gee, with number (5,8) |
| TROT | Might a left-winger, in short, get right in to sum things up (4) |
| DETOX | In short, get alcohol free! |
| OBSERVER | A former pupil, in short, had a waiter acting as a witness (8) |
| TROMBONE | Mentor took on a former pupil, in short, playing a brass instrument (8) |
| DISASTER | Girl's taking a back seat, mostly, but it was a debacle (8) |
| PRETENCE | Peter turned, once beheaded, but it was a sham (8) |
| BETRAYAL | Engineering graduate put painting back afterwards but it was a violation of trust |
| SADDLERS | Workers, perhaps none better, but all they make goes on horses (8) |
| BOSUN | Former pupil, in short, led a star to a foreman, in the main (5) |
| ABOLISH | A former pupil, in short, hails from different places so will get rid of it all (7) |
| OUTCLASS | Do much better than pupils in the open air? (8) |
| BOLERO | A former pupil, in short, turned left with the first half of erotic, at a dance (6) |
| STREAMER | Group of pupils in front of the queen with flag (8) |
| STUDENTS | Pupils in a classroom |
