| FESS | Admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error (4) |
| COP | Admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error |
| OWNS | Admits to wrongdoing or error (4) |
| ADMIT | To confess or acknowledge a crime or mistake (5) |
| DISAVOW | Refuse to admit or acknowledge as true or valid (7) |
| ABET | Word meaning to incite crime/wrongdoing; or, to egg on generally (4) |
| AVOW | Admit or assert openly |
| BLIP | Minor deviation or error (4) |
| OOPS | Exclamation to acknowledge a mistake (4) |
| HYPO | Hospital syringe, for short (should be IVS; "IVES" is a possible misdirect or error) |
| ZERO | Runs, hits or errors in a perfect game |
| STAT | Runs, hits or errors, for short |
| BOOBYTRAP | A means of luring or tricking a foolish person into difficulty or error (5,4) |
| ECRIME | A neologism describing a cyber theft, digital offence, internet violation, online wrongdoing or veritable click-driven malfeasance (1-5) |
| TELLTALE | A person who reports others' wrongdoing or reveals their secrets (8) |
| OOPSYDAISY | Exclamation used to acknowledge a mistake, or to encourage a child to get up after a fall (4-1-5) |
| CRIMINOLOGY | Study of wrongdoing, or logic, in my broadcast |
| TURNSIN | Reverse wrongdoing - or goes to bed (5,2) |
| RESPOND | Answer, react or acknowledge (7) |
| AVOUCH | To avow or acknowledge (6) |
