| EDGBASTON | With false stroke almost bowled, as approaching century here? |
| MANIC | Frenzied fellow, one approaching century (5) |
| LENHUTTON | Great batsman fast approaching century, five short of hundred bagged |
| BRIGHTLY | Clearly bowled, as is fitting (8) |
| MISHIT | False stroke: this spins on motorway |
| MISCUE | Fail to take a hint, we hear, and make a false stroke (6) |
| STOKERS | Fiery fellows capable of false strokes? |
| EDGES | False strokes producing boundaries (5) |
| HOKE | Distort, as with false data, with "up" |
| SMEAR | Strikes back with energy to cope with false accusations (5) |
| IDOL | Word with false or matinee |
| TONEPOEMS | Musical pieces with false note, writer and manuscript (4,5) |
| ALARM | Word with "false" or "fire" |
| NAMEPLATE | Tablet used by Lloyd's underwriter with false teeth (9) |
| HASSLE | Bother with false lashes (6) |
| INTREPID | Fearless, I receive the New Testament with false pride (8) |
| LAIR | Wherein to lie with false-hearted mien? (4) |
| SPURIOUS | With false promises to pay the debt, egg to come over (8) |
| MOONCALF | Dullard with false conception? (8) |
| ECONOMICAL | Saving money with false claim on author, initially (10) |
