| BIOENGINEERING | It could involve recombination |
| TALL | and 24dn, ___ it's hard to believe it could involve a short story (4,4) |
| TALLTALE | 16A 12A - it's hard to believe it could involve a short story |
| TALE | see 1dn, It's hard to believe it could involve a short story |
| SUM | Paradoxically it could involve subtraction (3) |
| ANIGHTONTHETOWN | It could involve bar-hopping |
| MAGICACT | It could involve a disappearance |
| IMPLICATE | Limit pace so that it could involve others (9) |
| HOTELIER | Innkeeper could involve 4 with lots of work |
| DEBITCARD | Misuse of this could involve bad credit |
| ASSET | An impasse, too, could involve an advantage (5) |
| AHORSE | Live North Sea broadcast about first sign of oil could involve Yankee (3,2,1,5) |
| BETON | Live North Sea broadcast about first sign of oil could involve Yankee (3,2,1,5) |
| INGROWTH | Altercation during night, mishandled could involve toenail problem (8) |
| EYEEXAM | It may involve a Snellen chart |
| DECIDED | Action will involve detectives, it's agreed |
| TABLE | It might involve multiplication |
| ESTUARYENGLISH | Does it involve slightly salty language? (7,7) |
| PIANO | Playing it can involve four hands (5) |
| TREESURGERY | It may involve the amputation of limbs (4,7) |