| SICKNOTE | On paper, does it strike an unhealthy tone? (4,4) |
| PERMIT | On paper, does it give you an allowance? (6) |
| SOCKEYE | Does it strike the viewer as something fishy? (7) |
| MELBATOAST | Does it strike just the right note in a slimming meal? (5,5) |
| YELLOWS | What paper does as it ages (7) |
| DISASTER | You don't want to see it strike |
| CRINKLE | A corrugation, crimp, furrow, pucker or other winding zigzaggy ruckle observed on creased cloth, an old wavy barrier of bricks, paper money, a ridge-cut potato chip or an unhealthy strawberry leaf; or |
| PACIFIST | Raising hat, I strike an inoffensive type (8) |
| CHOP | Karate: to strike an opponent with a short sharp blow (4) |
| POSSE | Body of sheriff's men strike an attitude around the South (5) |
| REPOSE | Rest strike an attitude again? (6) |
| BLOWPIPE | Glass-shaping tool to strike an instrument (8) |
| SCABBARD | Poet refusing to strike an upholder of the sword (8) |
| POSE | Strike an attitude (4) |
| RAPS | Strikes an artist as an afterthought? (4) |
| POSEUR | One who strikes an attitude half an hour afterwards (6) |
| SPARKS | Fiery particles occurring when flint is struck with steel, a blacksmith's hammer strikes an anvil or metal is arc welded; or, a nickname for an electrician (6) |
| STODGE | On reflection, say spots result from an unhealthy diet (6) |
| PEASOUP | It's tasteful, but may suggest an unhealthy atmosphere |
| POSES | Strikes an attitude (5) |
