| MYBAD | Admission of guilt recalled in respect of cracking weir (2,3) |
| CULPA | "Mea ___"; admission of guilt |
| ILIED | An admission of guilt |
| UPTOP | In the lead in respect of intelligence (2,3) |
| SINGE | Blacken in respect of his sins in general (5) |
| BIGUP | Express much approval in respect of soldier in hostelry getting round (3,2) |
| ONTOP | Where you are in respect of Old Smokey, all covered with snow (2,3) |
| FORAY | Charge in respect of a quantity unknown (5) |
| REPEL | Disgust in respect of endless lucre |
| DOERS | A word for achievers, agents or workers; healthy or thriving animals; or, horses, in respect of their appetite (5) |
| SIDES | Word for edges, faces, positions to the left/right etc synonymous with people's angles, situations or standpoints in respect of opinions (5) |
| ENCODED | In need of cracking fish in desperate need (7) |
| 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) |
| CONCUSSION | Possible result of cracking nut (10) |
| CARTOFF | Take away recipe of cracking eatery |
| RACK | Part of cracking framework for storage (4) |
| SAGGING | Obviously getting tired of cracking gags about drink (7) |
| ITWASME | Admission of guilt in the matter of "who thought it would be funny to draw a mustache on Mom while she was napping," say |
| CONFESSION | Admission of guilt by sons of nice, mixed-up characters (10) |
| PECCAVI | Admission of guilt, in the confessional |
