| ATONESWITSEND | Repent fling after wife enters place! Utterly perplexed (2,4,4,3) |
| GUSHY | Sentimental fling after finally ditching beau (5) |
| SHODDY | Careless fling after drinking rum (6) |
| TWICESHY | Short fling - after just one bite? |
| WHEELERDEALER | Shrewd operator craftily reeled in physician after wife |
| WHITEELEPHANT | The pan broke after wife whacked devious person becoming a burden (5,8) |
| STARVATION | A camper van enters place selling petrol: one needs filling up with this (10) |
| ALTAIR | One enters place to worship star (6) |
| PIMPLE | Young troublemaker enters place close to nice spot (6) |
| PLAINT | Grievance expressed when one enters place (6) |
| OWNER | One who has wife enters divorce centre from the rear |
| SWEETHEART | Wife enters court with article, painting perhaps revealing lover |
| PAWN | Wife enters to criticize man (4) |
| UNDERWEAR | With which to cover wobbly nude bottom when wife enters? (9) |
| ATHERWITSEND | Utterly perplexed as she may be, he treats wind casually |
| THROWN | Utterly perplexed when given the heave-ho! |
| ATONES | Utterly perplexed, news noted as it breaks (2,4,4,3) |
| WITSEND | Utterly perplexed, news noted as it breaks (2,4,4,3) |
| STEP | Easily enter place after escape of one horse (4,4) |
| STEPINTO | Easily enter place after escape of one horse |
