| SHEARING | Second try, in good order, was cutting it fine (8) |
| NAILING | Boy getting back on line, in good order, was holding fast (7) |
| BLADE | Young man in Belgium sometimes has a reputation for cutting it fine (5) |
| CLOSESHAVE | Narrow escape after cutting it fine? (5,5) |
| SCIMITAR | Something cutting -- it is evident in racism sadly (8) |
| MERRELLS | Jason Cutting It actor who played Dedan Macey in Emmerdale (8) |
| HUMIDIFY | Get damp in the south of France - resentful about it - fine only once! |
| CHAINSAW | When cutting, it drives round the links (8) |
| COLLAPSE | Ruin wood, everyone cutting it up (8) |
| MOONSHOT | Second try to secure working launch |
| THINSOUT | Dilutes something, or cuts it fine (5,3) |
| RAWONION | *Cutting it can bring tears to the eyes |
| BELOWPAR | Feeling rough, though apparently on course to deal with it OK! (5,3) |
| BOMBSAWAY | It was in Bombay that the destructive order was given (5,4) |
| SAWS | James was cutting up with tools used in carpentry (4) |
| SAW | Noticed it was cutting edge (3) |
| LOWELL | Jamie Ross in Law & Order was played by Carey _. |
| DROOPED | Australian native taking exercise class in banking order was wilting (7) |
| WARUM | Why German was cutting down booze (5) |
| HAWSER | Engineer was cutting woman's cable (6) |
