| SPORADIC | Detectives are ditching English operations, backtracking on an irregular basis |
| CHERRY | Christopher, Cameron and Harry are ditching the garnish (10,6) |
| MARASCHINO | Christopher, Cameron and Harry are ditching the garnish (10,6) |
| ATALLHOURS | American trips taking in crumbling hall on an irregular basis (2,3,5) |
| SERAPH | Angel, perhaps, giving up piano on an irregular basis (6) |
| GOLDEN | Representative of McDonald's changed roles on an irregular basis (6,6) |
| ARCHES | Representative of McDonald's changed roles on an irregular basis (6,6) |
| RANDOM | Organised party with Mike on an irregular basis |
| CASUAL | A worker employed on an irregular or temporary basis (6) |
| BASIS | On an irregular ___ (once in a while) |
| ASIS | Label on an irregular garment (2 wds.) |
| CASUALS | People employed on a temporary or irregular basis (7) |
| SLEUTHS | Little Leslie gets shut in and some detectives are on the case (7) |
| BEBOP | Broadcaster ditching English work for American jazz (5) |
| REVERT | Bostonian patriot ditching English tea vocally for his reply |
| MECHANICS | The writer risks ditching English penning current works (9) |
| PEER | Member of the Lords backtracking on record (4) |
| CICADA | Bug in police department captures assistant commissioner backtracking on answer (6) |
| MUSHROOMS | Heath backtracking on rubbish before s spreads rapidly (9) |
| AWARE | Fear restricts Gunners backtracking on the ball (5) |
