| COMEACROPPER | Turn up with a planter, but had a fall (4,1,7) |
| TUMBLE | Mel all but had a fall (6) |
| HUMPTYDUMPTY | One who had a fall |
| POT | A lobster trap; a planter; a pipkin; or, a silver cup as a prize (3) |
| HITITOFF | Got on well with but had a collision with one classy guy (3,2,3) |
| INTESTATE | Didn't make a will, but had a meal during trial (9) |
| EXTENDED | Lengthy SMS lacked a heading, but had a conclusion (8) |
| PROTESTANT | A reformer expressed dislike, but had a good book (10) |
| REUSE | Turn a tire into a planter, say |
| SELECT | Although he had a fall from grace, missing son was quite pleasant (6) |
| EIDERDOWN | I had a fall, say, in my cover (9) |
| EDEN | Garden where partners had a fall |
| POTTED | Adjective describing shrimp cooked/preserved in a jar/ramekin or a flower/herb grown in a planter (6) |
| SHIED | Was timid but had a fling |
| GRIPPED | Fascinated, but had a moan about parking (7) |
| SAVEDFACE | Kept dignity but had a nip and tuck (5,4) |
| REEKED | No poor doorkeeper but had a certain smell (6) |
| PARTIED | Father terribly tired, but had a good time |
| COLLECTED | Short officer voted no leader but had a whip-round (9) |
| RAMMED | Stuffed - but had a male sheep? (6) |