| VOWS | Nick, having very old wife, finally says: 'Enter a nunnery!' (4,4) |
| TAKE | Nick, having very old wife, finally says: 'Enter a nunnery!' (4,4) |
| ASKSIN | Says, "Enter, please" |
| SEAL | Secure nick having second character escaping (4) |
| THEE | "Get ___ to a nunnery!" |
| DEAN | Cleric emerges from inside a nunnery! (4) |
| NOTCH | Needless to say, enter zero for mama's final score |
| NEWSBOY | Harry finally says "bye" now he has to do a round (7) |
| SELFAWARE | Finally says Santa's helper will be informed that this type of computer isn't to be trusted |
| EXECUTED | Fate of 7dn 6dn, former wife finally with pretty daughter (8) |
| ELEGANCE | Polish senate finally, say, invested in weapon |
| TAKEVOWS | Filleted tuna with edges of knife and swears to join a nunnery (4,4) |
| DIRTPOOR | Spooner's cheeky entrance having very little (4,4) |
| OVERDOSE | Take too much round Cape, having very large load |
| PUNISHED | Maybe flogged campus building, having very little money as capital |
| INACTIVE | Doing nothing in first part of performance having very little energy |
| RECENTLY | Be dependent, having very little money of late (8) |
| INDECENT | To dine badly having very little money, is wrong (8) |
| TWOPENCE | Once wept unfortunately having very little money (8) |
| LYNXEYED | Having very keen sight (4-4) |
