| PILATE | With exercise unfinished, he washed his hands (6) |
| TENDRIL | Clear, after ascent, exercise unfinished — bit of a climber? |
| LAVIT | Purgavit; he washed, cleansed, eg stabula Augeae uno die ____ |
| PONTIUSPILATE | Applies tuition carelessly so I left - but he famously washed his hands! (7,6) |
| DEALER | He can't keep his hands to himself (6) |
| PESETA | Get ready once for Spain, with exercise - a few games with ace |
| OBTUSE | Dim pupil once taking time with exercise (6) |
| ESCAPE | Avoid difficult case with exercise (6) |
| EXPECT | Assume former spouse got caught with exercise (6) |
| PHYSIO | Therapist who treats injuries with exercise (6) |
| SIGNER | One who talks with his hands |
| PLIANT | Spy holds informer at first like putty in his hands (6) |
| PALMAS | He stretched his hands to the sky: caelo ____ [...] tetendit, Aen. 2.688 |
| CHINUP | Remain cheerful when struggling with exercise (4-2) |
| TONEUP | Pitch higher with exercise (4,2) |
| AMPERE | Mother turned up with exercises about basic unit of electric current (6) |
| DAPPER | Doctor clutching a page with exercises to get trim (6) |
| THRONE | State caught off guard by what the British prince, for example, might want to get his hands on (6) |
| SEARED | What Macbeth feared his hands would make, being burned |
| SITUPS | Starts to surprise indolA-ent mates with exercises (3-3) |
