| BESMIRCHED | New embroidered apron kicked by playful Doberman pinscher getting soiled (10) |
| VET | Doctor for a Doberman pinscher, for short |
| GUARDDOG | Doberman pinscher, for one |
| SPADES | One of two black suits, those getting soiled? (6) |
| BITETHEDUST | Fall badly, getting soiled teeth? |
| ZEUS | One of two Doberman pinschers on "Magnum, P.I." |
| IMPERISHABLE | Enduring Queen described by playful expert (12) |
| DUETS | Is excluded from studies, possibly, by playful couples (5) |
| FLIRTS | Teases Sam, rejected by playful film stars (6) |
| VOWEL | Wife captivated by playful love letter (5) |
| TODAY | U.S. lawyer engaged by playful device currently (5) |
| ICEBUCKET | Kicked by departing Inuit, was it? (3,6) |
| GETSHOTOF | Kick and is kicked by horse? About time! |
| PUTONTHESPOT | Faced with a crisis and about to be kicked by footballer? |
| SICILY | It looks like it's being kicked by a boot |
| SHIN | One kicked by a bratty kid, maybe |
| TOAD | Amphibian gets kicked, by the sound of it |
| RUGBYBALL | Type of float kicked by Elliot Daly? (5,4) |
| TIRE | Item kicked by a car buyer, once |
| DOBERMAN | Pinscher dog once favoured by military and police forces |
