| CONFESSION | Admission of guilt by sons of nice, mixed-up characters (10) |
| SUSTAIN | May prolong taint of guilt by America (7) |
| ENOUGH | Song by Sons of Zion featuring Aaradhna, "Is that ..." (6) |
| COMPLICITY | Guilt by association (10) |
| ATONESWITSEND | Out of ideas, deals with guilt by going to last performance of The Comedians? (2,3'1,4',3) |
| ANAGRAM | Mixed up characters or a couple of farm animals? (7) |
| GRUMBLED | Bred glum, mixed-up characters that whinged (8) |
| TOOLSOFTHETRADE | Return loot to soft-hearted, mixed-up characters for essential work equipment (5,2,3,5) |
| MENELAUS | List of dishes (including drink) served up by son of Spartan king (8) |
| PROFESSIONALISM | Demeanour of experts circulating mails to support admission of guilt for covering up deception |
| COSTS | The overheads of setting up characters in populist society (5) |
| FEDORA | Covers up characters handcuffed or arrested with product coming out of millinery (6) |
| MACK | Item worn in shower by son of king? (4) |
| MACKEREL | Fish caught by son of Scottish king with broken reel (8) |
| GATHERED | Comforting word penned by son of Jacob, it's assumed |
| TOMTOM | Instrument found by son of wind player? (3-3) |
| PLEABARGAIN | A practice, common in the US, of arranging more lenient treatment by a court in return for an accused's admission of guilt (4,7) |
| MEACULPA | Admission of guilt got by copper during dinner with father (3,5) |
| IDIDIT | Cry of accomplishment, or admission of guilt |
| MYBAD | Admission of guilt recalled in respect of cracking weir (2,3) |
