| ELLS | Market dropping the first measures (4) |
| TOTEBAGS | They carry bits and pieces to Tetleys, maybe dropping the first article (4,4) |
| ACT | Formal agreement dropping the first parliamentary statute |
| LUMMOX | Fool dropping the first bit of puzzle |
| THERMAL | The right first measure almost all is relating to temperature (7) |
| RECHRISTEN | Park personnel first measure, then put new handle on (10) |
| TASK | Water-ski dropping the wire? That's the thing to do! (4) |
| FEAR | Dread dropping the feather (4) |
| DAPS | Goes fishing by dropping the bait gently on the water |
| PIMP | Procurer dropping the French spot (4) |
| KNIT | Think about dropping the second contract (4) |
| RAGE | On dropping the orange, lose your temper (4) |
| SOLD | Auctioneer's cry when dropping the hammer |
| LOVING | Really enjoying getting the answers without first dropping the ball |
| BLUENILE | Glasgow musicians dropping the African flower (4,4) |
| SLIPOFTHETONGUE | Saying the wrong thing while dropping the tinned meat maybe? (4,2,3,6) |
| ATREST | Operating rooms dropping the temperature still (2,4) |
| BEHEMOTH | The monster! Is he dropping the Queen Mother? (8) |
| REMISS | In dropping the rein, the girl was negligent (6) |
| ENROUTE | Change ten euros, dropping the last on the road (2,5) |
