| POULTICE | Look sulky, having minor tangle with pests one's meant to soothe |
| OUTING | Looking sulky, having been denied power trip |
| NUISANCES | Pests one's kept in shade suffered at first (9) |
| NUANCES | Shades pests one's removed (7) |
| FACTOTUM | Estate manager shaved up to stomach - one meant to get everything done (8) |
| ADDRESSEE | One meant to receive tablets gets through Red Sea with God's backing, somehow |
| MATINEE | One meant to take pill - usually in the afternoon (7) |
| INMATE | Prisoner one meant to corrupt (6) |
| POUT | Look sulky when up to no good? (4) |
| LEGALGUARDIAN | One having minor responsibilities in a law journal (5,8) |
| CHILLAXED | Took a break, having minor illness: sacked! (9) |
| WALKINGAWAY | Abandoning the situation, maybe only having minor injuries (7,4) |
| GODCHILD | Follow up issue, having minor responsibility? (8) |
| HICCUPS | In charge of trophies, after initially having minor problems |
| TRIPPER | Holidaymaker is one having minor accident maybe (7) |
| STEPS | Measures to deal with pests (5) |
| PAYOUT | Look sulky about a youth leader's remuneration (6) |
| PLAYEDOUT | Look sulky about bad delay, exhausted (6,3) |
| POULTRY | Egg suppliers look sulky, rightfully gutted about pound (7) |
| FLIESSOLO | Describes an unsociable flight with pests from Oslo all over the place (5,4) |