| TAKEABACKSEAT | Leave things to someone else - or maybe not, if in car! |
| SYMPATHISER | Someone who is in broad agreement with someone else or their cause (11) |
| NEARSIDE | See drain burst here if in car? (8) |
| READING | Looking at text? Are about to get small dent in car! (7) |
| INSULT | Say nasty things to someone (6) |
| TESTY | Give evidence, but not if in bad temper |
| DESTITUTION | It used it? Not if in such poverty (11) |
| PLANAHEAD | Not leave things to chance |
| PLAN | Not leave things to chance |
| SEEWHATHAPPENS | Watch an action film "Leave Things To Fate"? (3,4,7) |
| WILL | Such determination may leave things to others |
| CAST | To contrive or send forth a magical spell; a rigid plaster of Paris shell; the dramatis personae of a drama or play; a throw of dice or anything else; or, a group of bees, crabs or falcons (4) |
| APPENDIX | Add to the end, nine, in one bit in the body or maybe not! (8) |
| BAGS | Child's expression used to claim rights to use or enjoy something before anyone else; or, undesirabl |
| ORIGIN | From Latin for "to rise", the source or derivation of a name, river, word or anything else; or, one's ancestry (6) |
| BRALESS | In need of a lift, or maybe not |
| BOA | Something to wrap around one's neck ... or maybe not |
| INOFF | Foul shot on the baize, maybe a" or maybe not (2-3) |
| CARAVANMIRAGE | Two cars, or camels on the horizon? Or maybe not? |
| YESANDNO | Donne, say, is misinterpreted? Maybe - or maybe not |
