| YOUNGER | Junior tearaway, ultimately having no urge to reform |
| HIPPO | Big and thick-skinned, he has no urge to run in quiet over (5) |
| TERROR | Tearaway ultimately at fault (6) |
| CHILDLESS | Like Rachel ultimately, having no issue to raise |
| MASSLESS | Steamship boards guys with books ultimately having no substance (8) |
| UNRELATED | Defective neutral and live, both ultimately having no connection (9) |
| REGRETFUL | Ringleader felt urge to reform, being contrite (9) |
| AGRICULTURE | Curtail urge to reform land management (11) |
| ERYNGIUM | In my urge to reform, get sea holly (8) |
| GRENADIERGUARDS | Disregard an urge to reform regiment (9,6) |
| ISOSCELES | One has unexpected closeness, no win ultimately, having two sides equal (9) |
| ARCHIPELAGO | Perhaps Prince covers No. 1 from Peter Gabriel a ultimately having a try in various keys? (11) |
| UNTRUE | A foreign diplomat ultimately having regret for double-dealing (6) |
| STOREYED | Shop gets you tired ultimately, having several floors? |
| DUCHESS | Lady succeeded ultimately, having superior game (7) |
| EARED | Made money without station ultimately having listeners (5) |
| ASPIRING | Drug king ultimately having ambitions (8) |
| HOLYSATURDAY | Lent, ultimately having had extremely risky outlays collapsing |
| FLOWERY | Violet, maybe, and Mary ultimately having flamboyant style? (7) |
| SPONGY | Absorbent cloths ultimately having a bad smell? (6) |
