| Clues | Answers |
| Breathes in dodgy parasites | ASPIRATES |
| Bullish stimulant | TAURINE |
| Catch sight of Cinders dancing | DISCERN |
| Check out chief of police in hexapod | INSPECT |
| Cloth handbag at first could be ranked most important | HANDKERCHIEF |
| Compiler’s back in the 12 | THEME |
| Cost of travelling coach sounds reasonable | TRAINFARE |
| Country has organised crime within its borders | AMERICA |
| Criminal crossing mink with a polecat | KLEPTOMANIAC |
| Dine out with coppers, restricting study for freedom | INDEPENDENCE |
| Fix pub providing service found on the high street | NAILBAR |
| Had group that’s armed Isis held every now and then | POSSESSED |
| I have brought up depression, to be clear | EVIDENT |
| Joint drink party | KNEESUP |
| Manage to give a speech about gym session | OPERATE |
| Miserly old person, evidently scammed to begin with, is upset | MOPES |
| More luxurious, like Sir Dicky! | SILKIER |
| More old paintings rejected | EXTRA |
| Neglect one on purpose | MISSION |
| Old-fashioned inheritance excluded heir | ANCIENT |
| Play back recording, including kiss for someone far from home | EXPAT |
| Ship having its mast and sails overwhelmed by destiny | FRIGATE |
| They write baroque poems in heartless covers | COMPOSERS |
| Topic of citizen in a monarchy | SUBJECT |
| Trim tech billionaire’s status | ECHELON |
| Upsetting a fascist party in power is acceptable | SATISFACTORY |
| Weary sexy chap stripped __ just topless | EXHAUST |
| Will and Harry, but not quite Diana? | PRINCES |