| BASELY | Horse around with Les, perhaps, shamefully |
| STABLEMATE | One to horse around with? |
| FREEHOUSES | Independent locals horse around with university fees |
| UGANDA | You horse around with lawyer in a state |
| BALLERINA | Li'l Abner horses around with a woman dancing gracefully (9) |
| BLESSED | ... is Deb's & Les', perhaps (7) |
| RELIEFS | Fire Les, perhaps, and get others to take over the job (7) |
| HUGUENOTS | Meyerbeer opera, with "Les" |
| MIZ | Bdwy. musical, with les |
| TANG | Argues with Les, getting a smack (4) |
| PENNYWHISTLE | Girl with Les played little instrument (5,7) |
| FAUVES | Matisse, Derain and fellow artists, with "les" |
| IDLES | Loafs? Yes, Sid lost the head with Les (5) |
| LIMES | I'm with Les picking fruit |
| PAINTEDLADIES | What Picasso did with Les Demoiselles d'Avignon in Victorian houses, as per the Americans (7,6) |
| SADDLES | Dad's going round with Les to fetch some bicycle seats (7) |
| SIDLE | I'd go with Les but he will move so furtively! (5) |
| DORISDAY | Who sang with Les Brown's band on the 1944 hit recording "Sentimental Journey"? (5,3) |
| GEE | English impressionist and comedian best known for his 1980s double act with Les Dennis, Dustin --- (3) |
| KESTREL | See a small falcon in a meandering trek with Les (7) |
