| FOOLISHNESS | Selfish son surprisingly keeps ring showing stupidity (11) |
| BROWNBEAR | Bar owner surprisingly keeps black furry mammal (5,4) |
| PEKES | Surprisingly, keeps small Chinese lapdogs (5) |
| POWDERKEG | Surprisingly keep word, ultimately persuading one to go up? |
| MOROSE | Bad-tempered inspector keeps ring (6) |
| CLEIDOIC | Conservative Party in charge keeps ring of flowers apart from environment |
| PROOF | Short professor keeps ring as evidence (5) |
| MOMENTOUS | Second American keeps ring for major |
| YELLOW | Tree contains lines with ring showing signs of age |
| GERMANIC | Came with ring showing Teutonic origin (8) |
| ABELL | Make a ring showing no imperfections (5,2,1,4) |
| SOUNDAS | Make a ring showing no imperfections (5,2,1,4) |
| CANOE | Thrash about the ring showing little craft (5) |
| MOOD | Rocker's opponent grabbing ring showing temper (4) |
| OOH | Engagement ring-showing response |
| IGNORANTLY | One working for queen or lying deviously about it, showing stupidity (10) |
| IDIOCY | I regularly overlook porch during home improvements, showing stupidity (6) |
| THICKWITTEDNESS | Horse in second drew one off into spectator, showing stupidity |
| SILLY | Showing stupidity in the field of cricket? (5) |
| CRASSNESS | Councillor and judge around end of session showing stupidity (9) |
