| DESERTION | Leaving wasteland at home, having nothing (9) |
| DESERTING | Leaving wasteland in Greece (9) |
| PENSION | Writers at home having nothing but an allowance (7) |
| NOMINATES | Puts up at home, having no friends around (9) |
| INADVANCE | At home having a ball around five? That's early |
| ELIMINATE | Over a mile to get home, having dined with dispatch (9) |
| INHERITED | Came into vacant house, having tried moving home beforehand (9) |
| BASEMETAL | Copper is home having tea, say, during breakfast |
| RESETTLES | Makes new home, having thing about Yorkshire market town |
| MORTGAGED | House having charge on, Mr got confused when elderly (9) |
| INSESSION | Not on vacation, but at home having booze-up |
| INDIGESTIVE | Dyspeptic at home, having a biscuit |
| SINECURE | Cushy job at home having safe environment (8) |
| INCITED | Driven at home, having vision, they say (7) |
| IBSEN | Playwright at home, having caught disease (5) |
| INMATE | Resident is at home having tea (6) |
| NOMINATE | Put up at home, having no friend around (8) |
| INSIPID | At home having a drink? I would find that boring (7) |
| FINALE | Fellow at home having beer makes conclusion (6) |
| BEHINDHAND | After hour at home having lie-in, perhaps, worker's late |
