| SWEETTALK | Pleasing story in short by Kelvin offering flattery (5,4) |
| FAVOURABLE | Pleasing story about a very old upper-class Republican (10) |
| GOT | Westeros side story, in short (3) |
| INFO | Some who regain form get the inside story, in short (4) |
| TALLOW | The story, in short: depressed, being fat |
| EPIDEMIC | Prevalent notion in short by male in large-scale work |
| BRIEFLY | In short, by taking an injured flier in (7) |
| HOODLUMS | You'll identify them in short by what they wear |
| EVERYBIT | Completely riveted, in short, by composition |
| SCARAB | Beetle sculpted, in short, by Middle Easterner (6) |
| FLANK | Side in pastry dish observed by Kelvin (5) |
| KILOGRAM | Gloria, being loose, is embraced by Kelvin and Mike in mass (8) |
| WALKOUT | Rule overturned by Kelvin dismissed in industrial strike (7) |
| MARKOUT | Show the outlines of damage by Kelvin in public (4,3) |
| SPOOKIER | Track plugged by Kelvin that is more unsettling (8) |
| DYKE | Ditch colour worn by Kelvin (4) |
| SKEWER | Large pin discovered by Kelvin blocking drain (6) |
| PLONK | Place supported by Kelvin supplying cheap wine (5) |
| STARK | Out-and-out evidence of merit shown by Kelvin (5) |
| SANDEK | Dean's moved by Kelvin, a person honoured at a brit milah (6) |
