| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Allowance for protecting superior home falling into disrepair | RUINATION |
| Article put out by Gulf port board open to suspicion | DUBITABLE |
| Bird being deprived of tail and spleen | BITTERNESS |
| Bird hiding initially in plants to get insect | PHEASANT |
| Boy leading everyone in film may be a winner | MEDALLIST |
| Consent given by e.g. Hamlet audibly | DEIGN |
| Drink before party with good person tagging along | LAPDOG |
| Dublin house cleaner neglecting the basement | DAIL |
| Dye is one to get fixed | EOSIN |
| Eased up from time of discipline, lying in grass | RELENTED |
| Escapade that may be seen in the shrubbery | CAPER |
| Existentialist is cold, with charm in short supply | CAMUS |
| Fish dish served with pickle on island | SCAMPI |
| Gun female fired in anger | RILE |
| Hesitation about stated aims and objectives in modified document | REVISION |
| I would hang around without hesitation, doing nothing | IDLING |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| It's irritating being confined: steps inside | PESTILENT |
| Lever in gym boy pulled up | PEDAL |
| Like some chemical agents upsetting stomach over time, not completely pleasant | MUTAGENIC |
| Most vulgar outfits I stored in box | KITSCHIEST |
| Noise of powerful car or very small saloon? | VROOM |
| Note generating a good feeling | TONIC |
| Official in firm facing ruin, admitting failure | COMMISSAR |
| Operations of Taliban, so devious | ABLATIONS |
| Pert novice surprisingly provides something bringing vision | OPTICNERVE |
| Plan exploit, perhaps, twitching on the outside | TACTIC |
| Prepare to start show briefly with piano | REVUP |
| Sweet strike: perfect! | MINT |
| Two notes and small coin withdrawn | RETICENT |
| Victory that may point to the future? | PALM |
| Water-dwelling creature exhausted, taking in rest by river | SEASERPENT |
| Weapon favoured leads to troubled buzz | BOMBINATE |
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