| ANSWERING | Replying and swearing badly, having a point |
| BOSSEYED | Sees body badly, having a squint |
| OWNER | One having a point entering a city from the south (5) |
| ADVANTAGE | Benefit having a point up in a game of tennis (9) |
| CONIC | Lag in charge, having a point? (5) |
| SHARP | Having a point, like the flavour of lemon? (5) |
| OUTLAWS | Crooks or disorderly louts having a point (7) |
| CURING | Smoking and swearing, having dismissed son (6) |
| BILLINGSGATE | Software mogul ending off drinking mixed gins and swearing (12) |
| VICES | Smoking and swearing, e.g. |
| PROMISING | Looking up and swearing (9) |
| ADEPTLY | Dealt badly, having quiet year, but in a skilful way |
| SHRINED | Hinders badly, having consecrated a site (7) |
| SCOTTISH | A 26 almost lost it badly, having said 2 22 (8,4) |
| REDIAL | Derail badly - having come off the line, you might? (6) |
| NATTERED | Last of women treated badly having gossiped (8) |
| ORIOLES | Baseball team lose badly, having drunk port (7) |
| OUTOFLINE | Behaving badly, having no breeding |
| MENTALLYILL | Males agree badly, having psychological anomaly (8,3) |
| ACTSUP | Behaves badly, having drink after do (4,2) |
