| AJACCIO | A knave tailed in the region of satellite town on the Med |
| KESTREL | Staniel or windhover once of lowly status, thought worthy only of a knave in the medieval hierarchy of falconry, hence the title of Barry Hines's 1968 novel adapted by Ken Loach (7) |
| LINCOLN | Christchurch satellite town, second largest in Selwyn District (7) |
| TELSTAR | Satellite town initially associated with the Spanish celebrity (7) |
| RIVIERA | I compete in Rolls-Royce, reaching a place on the Med |
| TUNISIA | Is the writer tucking into fish somewhere on the Med? (7) |
| TRIPOLI | Caught thrice as much in port on the Med (7) |
| MOORHEN | Bird, a tailless bird, detected in range of satellite (7) |
| EXURBAN | Former pope from a wealthy satellite town |
| MOROCCO | Some may be bound to book for destination on the Med (7) |
| CROATIA | Change at Cairo for destination on the Med (7) |
| SALERNO | Some wholesaler, nouveau-riche, somewhere on the Med (7) |
| SANREMO | A sermon broadcast somewhere on the Med (3,4) |
| DECODER | Animal eating fish and a piece of satellite equipment (7) |
| JACKASS | A knave as well as a fool? (7) |
| GULLIES | High-flyer that's head of satellite channels (7) |
| ORBITAL | Like track of satellite described by air blot perhaps (7) |
| MOONSET | Moment before starting slipping of satellite beneath horizon (7) |
| NEWMOON | View of satellite? No sign, looking back around West (3,4) |
| OILSKIN | After return of satellite links broadcast material |
