| MERINGUES | Miner fails with endless speculation on what's for afters (9) |
| THEREFORE | So English following endless speculation about umpire (9) |
| CRUMBLE | About to find out what's for afters? |
| BOMBSHELL | Fails with extreme difficulty: a nasty shock! |
| PERCAPITA | Each app fails with Charlie irate |
| TRATTORIA | Restaurant having served pastry up, what does Vic have for afters? |
| GUESSWORK | Speculation on supposition |
| PASTTENSE | What's for example gone pop on street under pressure? |
| SURFBOARD | Four bards surprised what's for hire in Newquay (9) |
| GASTROPUB | What's for instance involved in cooking top grub? (9) |
| ROQUEFORT | To Frenchman, what's for slicing red German cheese? (9) |
| CRABLOUIE | Response to comic Anderson's "What's for dinner?"? |
| VEALOSCAR | Response to jazzman Peterson's "What's for dinner?"? |
| PROBOSCIS | What's for smells, so exactly raised? |
| THROWAFIT | Become angry? What for? It's mad (5,1,3) |
| VENTURECAPITAL | Money for new business: speculation on London, maybe? (7,7) |
| TAPIOCA | Bug ladies club ringing Oxford for Cassava for afters (7) |
| SEMOLINA | Doctor, dressing for his job, has no time in the main for afters (8) |
| CHARLOTTERUSSE | Fish portion to eat for starters, then apple cut for afters? |
| GOESBELLYUP | Fails, with Boyle's miserable leg-up (4,5,2) |
