| BROWNE | Sam, who generally gave officers a belting |
| ALICE | Literary protagonist who "generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it)" |
| STRAPPED | Gave one a belting, being short of cash (8) |
| TANGIBLE | Fabricated from a belting material (8) |
| IRONOUT | Settle semifinal on easy win - belting! (4,3) |
| JESTER | Word for a minstrel or reciter of romances; a professional buffoon, clown or court fool; a jeerer, joker or mocker; or, one who generally acts with folly and plays the tomfool (6) |
| CRITIC | From Greek for "judge, decide", a professional reviewer of art, drama, food, literature, music etc; or, a person who generally finds faults (6) |
| KERNEL | Heard officer's a bit of a nut! (6) |
| PESSIMIST | Person who generally expects the worst (9) |
| NAYSAYER | One who generally refuses to do or agree to something (8) |
| GENIE | One who's generally bottled up? |
| ROOFER | One who's generally inclined to work? |
| COPRA | Officer a supreme god? A bit of a nut |
| ELGRECO | Artist who generally signed his work with his birth name, Domenikos Theotokopoulos (but in Greek) (2,5) |
| LINEBACKERS | Members of the defensive team in American football who generally stand upright before the ball is snapped |
| BEADLE | Parish officer's a busy one, controlling wayward lad |
| AMOS | One medical officer's a prophet! (4) |
| SUPERHIGH | Extremely lofty senior officer's a bit off |
| DOGSBODY | Nautical slang for pease pudding or biscuit and water; a junior naval officer; a Canis familiaris-like person who is diligent, eager to please, obedient, gets the short part of the stick, fetches and |
| APOCALYPSE | Catch sight of L.A. officer, a regressive, massive disaster (10) |
