| COMATOSE | In no position to act, so came to new arrangement (8) |
| ALTERED | Made changes when alerted to new arrangement (7) |
| TEAPOTS | Tap toes to new arrangement of brewing vessels (7) |
| ABOARD | Article on food and lodgings came to new member in firm (6) |
| AOTEA | In Maori legend, one of the waka that came to New Zealand from Hawaiki (5) |
| BUCKLER | UK post-war sports car, built from 1949 to the early 1960s, often powered by the side-valve Ford Ten motor - several came to New Zealand and raced with some success (7) |
| LANDSEER | Victorian painter in no position to paint seascape? (8) |
| POINTOUT | Make it clear that a fieldsman's in no position to bat |
| TONEDEAF | In no position to call a pitch? (hyph.) |
| OSCULATE | So, came up with naughty clue about a time to kiss (8) |
| SUPPOSED | Dined, so came back inside and pretended (8) |
| STACCATO | Repeatedly act so badly, in detached playing style |
| EVOLVEDA | Love reversing restored pedal van, so came up with scheme (7,1,4) |
| EMANATED | Man ate, Ed sat around then came forth (8) |
| OUTOFWORK | In no position to join Labour? (3,2,4) |
| MINION | I'm in no position to be a dependant (6) |
| LAIDOUT | Flatly in no position to help an ill-behaved fellow out? (4,3) |
| MANSION | Sam in no position to find a house (7) |
| OFFSADDLE | Dismounted - in no position to control (3,6) |
| SPIRITS | Depressed description of one in no position to become inebriated! (3,2,7) |
