| MALIBU | Surfing centre of African country only 40 per cent built |
| FREEFORALL | Orbital motion covering only 40 per cent of orbit is a chaotic situation |
| MAST | Nuts only 40 per cent chewed (4) |
| NIMBLE | Agile doctor in centre of African river |
| CEYLON | Old country only reforming after evacuation of Chile (6) |
| RATHO | Location of Lost Shore, inland surfing centre (5) |
| NAP | Snapped, having only forty winks (3) |
| SHANKAR | Sitar player showing part of leg and 40 per cent of sitar (7) |
| RODENTS | Constituting approximately 40 per cent of mammal species, mammals characterised by a pair of continuouslygrowing incisors, such as mice, rats, squirrels, guinea pigs and chipmunks (7) |
| FIFTHS | One can have 40 per cent for two of these |
| ABLE | Equipped firm to lay off 40 per cent of staff (4) |
| OREGON | US state with forest covering over 40 per cent of its total land area |
| ALSO | 40 per cent of the total thus in addition (4) |
| TRUCKIE | Driver made 40 per cent of kills during ceasefire (7) |
| ESCUDO | Old currency used, 40 per cent of coins converted (6) |
| SLIMS | Decreases 40 per cent of lines in text |
| TYCOON | Last 40 per cent of nasty company working for wealthy person (6) |
| AMAZON | Covering around 40 per cent of South America and sometimes referred to as the "world's lungs", Earth's largest rainforest (6) |
| ABACUS | Sailor given bill, plus 40 per cent for using calculator (6) |
| MATINEE | Performance, dull one, needs to be cut by 40 per cent (7) |
