| TOPIARIST | Plant returned by one artist, heart not in it as a garden artist (9) |
| LACROSSE | Game over in love, heart not in it (8) |
| GREENER | More blooming plants returned (7) |
| CHINATOWN | 8 22-down needs mate to come out on top - heart not in it (9) |
| ALLATONCE | Bride's heart not in marriage, to be pushed in suddenly (3,2,4) |
| APATHETIC | Course in meal returned by one, cold and indifferent |
| ADDRESSER | Speech about to be returned by one writing out the envelope |
| NORTHEAST | Broken hearts not in this direction (5-4) |
| VIGILANTE | Wrongly give the Latin translation in it as watchman (9) |
| TRADITION | Do art in it as practice handed down (9) |
| TAKEPART | Join in attack, though heart's not in it (4,4) |
| REPORT | Statement a soldier put about - heart's not in it |
| SINGLETON | Eg lonely heart, not English, sick, wanting hospital |
| MIDDLETON | English playmaker has heart, not retreating |
| EDUCTION | Perhaps worming out of teaching when the heart's not in it (8) |
| COOLIE | Worker has business with elderly person - heart's not in it |
| MAQUETTE | Model spouse, entertaining mum, but heart's not in it |
| SENOR | Foreign gentleman is older - his heart's not in it (5) |
| BEAN | Maybe runner started off: heart's not in it |
| NOTELET | Short letter reviewing TV fundraiser: "Hearts not in it." (7) |