| Nervously trail a rope |
LARIAT |
| Obey top management, or be overlooked |
GOBYTHEBOARD |
| Old British ruined castle, something standing in the way of progress |
OBSTACLE |
| Old poet's taken round important north-eastern town |
MILTONKEYNES |
| Outstanding, a Parisian apartment I secured |
UNPAID |
| Partner's second to leave girl |
ALLY |
| Pay for extra work during an unspecified period |
OVERTIME |
| Primate beginning to bestow a blessing |
BABOON |
| Rotten trick deleting page |
RANK |
| Store for later use in bar |
SAVE |
| Sucker, having tablet during game, flipped |
LOLLIPOP |
| The two in Cabot House |
BOTH |
| Took part in boat race, perhaps, and argued |
ROWED |