| REDACTION | I don't care for messing with the editorial process |
| BAMBOOCURTAIN | Room for messing with Cuban a bit in communist/capitalist divide |
| DEBRA | Messing with the title role in "The Mysteries of Laura" |
| PHILISTINE | I don't care for the beautiful junk in this pile |
| CRANIAL | Bend back nail, messing with the inside of one's head (7) |
| RAPID | Pair messing with the head of Dean Swift (5) |
| RIO | "Your name isn't _ _ _, but I don't care for sand", from the Arctic Monkeys "...Dancefloor" (3) |
| YOURSELF | I don't care for redundant advice to onanist (6,8) |
| PLEASE | I don't care for redundant advice to onanist (6,8) |
| NOTMYCUPOFTEA | Is it your 25? I don't care for it |
| GOB | "I don't care for ___" - Lucille Bluth |
| NEGLECT | Don't care for dauphin's final say on the French court (7) |
| MISOGYNISTS | Those who don't care for the ladies, miss stingy oxygen pieces |
| NHL | They don't care for icing, for short |
| PLAYINGTHEFOOL | Enthralled by pot, plan wild night with English female for messing around (7,3,4) |
| IMAGINED | I don't toe the editorial line maybe envisaged |
| EDITOR | Person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication (6) |
| PREAMBLE | Blame rep for messing up introductions (8) |
| UNDERDOG | Grounded for messing about, he's no favourite |
| TINKERING | Abaft vessel, queen punches her husband for messing around |
