| LOOSE | Not bound together, being a little disreputable |
| MULTITALENTED | Little duet, man cobbled together, being gifted in many areas |
| ARCHNESS | Put two heads together, being cunning |
| ASSEMBLE | Get together, being clever, to get around flipping mess? |
| STOCKPILE | Gather commodities together being about to prepare pickles (9) |
| CLEAVE | Split, or stick together, being caught with time off |
| FIT | To piece together, being well trained (3) |
| MERRY | Make a mistake in my being a little tight (5) |
| STRAPPEDFORCASH | Being a little hard up, rushed to carry piece back, in the hope of being paid |
| COST | What's it worth to a Commanding Officer being a little saint? |
| MOUSSE | Being a little pest about second cold dish |
| HUMAN | Being a little less than kind |
| PLUS | As well as being a little cross |
| BIGENDIAN | Liberal and I being a little sectarian |
| TARDINESS | Sailor eats second, being a little late |
| BIRDIE | It flies despite being a little under par (6) |
| LAMB | Being a little sheepish, he wrote essays (4) |
| BOYISH | Is being a little manly (6) |
| LIGHTHEADEDNESS | Characteristic of saints portrayed being a little squiffy? (15) |
| AVOW | Acknowledge being a little mean, with cry of pain (4) |
