| 1 | English side, one condemned to remain inflexible (3,4,5,2) |
| 8 | 'I would set back consuming' yields answer! (7) |
| 9 | Catch slip and pants (7) |
| 11 | Anything not given 'time out' will break out anytime (3,4,2) |
| 12 | Cuban dance teacher's foot seen leading in shadow (5) |
| 13 | Brave but for Black Swan's initial trap overcoming resistance, the Devil! (3,7) |
| 15 | Class covering birds head to tail in rescue (4) |
| 18 | High praise excluding learner is distasteful (4) |
| 19 | The latest thing at home, a wine over steaming rice, primarily risotto (7,3) |
| 21 | Dying period cuts long period short (5) |
| 23 | Reckless father carries on, last revolutionary (4-5) |
| 24 | Con to shed tears immediately before Judge enters (4,3) |
| 25 | Going round to grab men circumventing some legal restriction (7) |
| 26 | Unexpected nasty ending from scorpion's defence mechanism? (5,2,3,4) |