| 2 | Superfluous request for payment received by Communist soldier (9) |
| 3 | Long-winded poem about Bob, for the most part (7) |
| 4 | Burdened young man with couple of encumbrances (5) |
| 5 | Creates nucleotide sequences, written about time after time (9) |
| 6 | More stylish bronze-backed row of seats (7) |
| 7 | Savings plan question starting to intrigue certain Middle Easterner (5) |
| 8 | Maul in border skirmish; ultimately committed to prison (12) |
| 11 | Nice articles about juice suppliers? (12) |
| 15 | Color orange upset poet something terrible (5,4) |
| 16 | Little friend of Barbie's returning red piece of luggage (9) |
| 18 | When things are less busy in very loud plant in Oklahoma (3-4) |
| 19 | Unruly hair in hood; ugh (7) |
| 21 | Oilwell fireman Red's commercial run (5) |
| 23 | Fur seal frolicking around entrance to bay (5) |
