| SANANDREAS | 'The next big one' in earthquakes for California is likely to be triggered by the ... Fault (3,7) |
| YEAR | Movie of the ___ (MTV Movie Award most recently won by "The Fault in Our Stars") |
| NATURAL | ___ disaster (flood or earthquake for example) |
| SCAMALERT | Warning to consumers, or what might be triggered by the starred answers |
| AIBOHPHOBIA | Fear that might be triggered by the answers to asterisked clues * (11) |
| BRAINSTORM | Try to think of the next big thing, perhaps |
| BODYCAMERA | Law enforcement tool that may be triggered by a sken |
| BAMBOOZLER | Fraudster investing pound in earthquake-damaged pub? (10) |
| EXGOVERNOR | Arnold Schwarzenegger or Ronald Reagan, for California |
| STATEMOTTO | "Eureka," for California |
| ALEXDUNBAR | Scotland and former Glasgow Warriors rugby union centre who most recently played for CA Brive |
| BECOOL | "Everyone is looking for the next big hit" ran the strapline to this John Travolta release (2,4) |
| TOWN | Tone down edges, as it could be the next big thing to Hamlet (4) |
| TALENTSCOUT | Person whose job it is to find the next big star, eg (6,5) |
| JAPAN | Despite on-track success becoming more difficult lately, this country is still the big one in the motorcycle industry. (5) |
| YOSEMITEFALLS | What, in eastern California, is the series of three waterfalls - the Upper Fall 436 metres high, the Middle Fall 190 metres, and the Lower Fall 98 metres? (8,5) |
| HUSBANDS | Hotel California is covered by The Eagles, The Gypsy Kings and The Mates (8) |
| TALENT | Quest for the next big thing (Australia's Got ------) |
| FACTORYFARM | A crafty form made out to be a big one in agriculture (7,4) |
| BROOKNER | Anita, English art historian and writer of novels such as Latecomers and The Next Big Thing (8) |
