| LOSTCITIES | Places to discover, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| INQUISITION | Roman Catholic tribunal established by Pope Gregory IX c. 1232 to discover and suppress heresy (11) |
| MINES | Places to discover diamonds or gold |
| LEPER | Impossible! Perth the place to discover such a sufferer? |
| SCOREBOARD | Place to discover latest information about play? (10) |
| FOODFORTHOUGHT | Something to chew on, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| CRACKTHECASE | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| DOUBLEPLAY | Out-and-out defensive gem? (and a hint to the answers to the starred clues) |
| STILLIRISE | Classic Maya Angelou poem ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues and the circled letters, in two different ways |
| BELLBOTTOMS | Popular 1970s attire, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| HEADOVERHEELS | **One way to fall in love ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| ROUT | Decisive defeat, and a two-word hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| COLDFRONTS | Harbingers of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| ADDED | Extra, and a two-word hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| ADDUP | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| FIRSTLADY | Title for Jackie or Jill, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| SHAPEOFYOU | Ed Sheeran hit, and a phonetic hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| LETTERDROP | Opening at the post office ... or, when read as three words, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| DOUBLEDAY | Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| INITIALREACTION | Off-the-cuff response ... and a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |