| ECZEMA | Rash move, returning empty-handed from European nation to America? |
| MASON | Stoneworker role handed from parent to child (5) |
| ELAND | Animal from European nation (5) |
| ECLAIR | Returning empty animal tucked into cereal cake (6) |
| EXALT | Chopper returning empty lost esteem |
| ETONIAN | First European nation to train a school boy (7) |
| ESPANA | European nation, to its populace |
| ENTICE | Tempt heads of European nations to increase carbon emissions (6) |
| ROMANIA | European nation to visit if you want to see Dracula's castle |
| SARAH | A rash move for Ms Hyland from Modern Family (5) |
| HOMEMOVIE | Rash move to open up someone local shot by an amateur? (4,5) |
| OVERCOME | Rash move capturing Queen about to end in defeat (8) |
| INANIS | Empty; homo ... ____, empty-handed, cashless, Plaut. Most. 571 |
| NOLUCK | Words from someone coming back empty-handed |
| OVERHASTY | Rash move for TV hero, say |
| SHMO | Jewish idiot in rash move (Yiddish slang) (4) |
| HARSH | Hot after rash move, unpleasantly rough (5) |
| AIRGUITARS | Instruments that leave you empty-handed? (3,7) |
| DRAWABLANK | Come up empty-handed (4,1,5) |
| HADAFEW | Wasn't empty-handed, just a bit tipsy (3,1,3) |