1: Clown with a tail. (3)

3: Belated top-and-tailing to gladden one's heart (5)

6: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)

7: Proficient in arithmetic, starting with short division (5)

8: Sport for the crook, with minimum weight (9)

10: Its near the tradesmens entrance after dark (5)

12: Small piece of fish (3)

14: Zoom back from the deeps (5)

15: However, you expect trouble at first (3)

1: Gained a hearing (3)

2: Icy turning, for example, on top (5)

3: Came back on a diet anew and wasted away (9)

4: Number One in facetiousness (3)

5: Englishman opening a can to dine at home (3,2)

8: Rings for the groups (5)

9: Roosevelt's undergarment? (5)

11: Take a turn or a thousand dollars (3)

13: The end, you say? On the contrary! (3)