| VERSUS | Playing lines United used to replace energy once (6) |
| UNCOMPROMISING | Hard-line United Nations committee showing potential (14) |
| DUTEOUS | Once compliant, United used to flourish |
| MANOR | Ground where Oxford United used to be at home |
| GAVAGE | Force-feeding provided - time to replace energy (6) |
| WINDED | Wife really lacking energy once, struggling for inspiration (6) |
| VERDET | Bluey-green substance R&D used to replace centre of soft, smooth surface |
| ISSUER | Provider, wasting energy once, recycles paper the wrong way |
| IDIOT | I try to lose weight, having nothing to replace energy. Bampot (5) |
| ROACH | Swimmer has nothing to replace energy lost in stretch of river |
| MEAD | Needing to replace energy, concocted sweet drink |
| NONSTOP | Incubator's going to replace energy source and work without interruption (7) |
| RAINBOW | Colourful winebar serves oxygen to replace energy (7) |
| STOP | Check pace, needing oxygen to replace energy (4) |
| BERTOLTBRECHT | Writer spending energy once in novel, Torch, Belt & Beret (7,6) |
| MOTORCYCLE | Vehicle doctor has to use again losing energy once (10) |
| DASH | Mild expletive used to replace an unprintable one |
| RUCHE | Lace frill often used to replace a collar |
| SPANNER | Tool girl used to replace article in box |
| ISOTONIC | ____ drinks are used to replace minerals and salt lost by sweating |
