| IZVESTIA | Alternative Russian word for news or information (8) |
| BABUSHKA | Russian word for grandmother, often used for a set of wooden dolls (8) |
| VAUXHALL | London area - and the Russian word for railway station (8) |
| VIGORISH | In the US, the amount charged by a bookmaker for his services, from Yiddish slang based on a Russian word for "winnings" |
| MEDIUM | Midway point; a means for communicating news or information; or, an artist's chosen material (6) |
| RELAYED | Carried or spread news or information (7) |
| SPREADER | Spatula or knife for applying butter, jam, icing etc; one who disseminates gossip, news or viruses; or, a farm machine for scattering manure (8) |
| GLASNOST | Russian word meaning 'openness' promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s (8) |
| WORD | News or information (4) |
| HANDOUT | A document containing news or information about something; pamphlet (7) |
| SPIN | To present news or information in a way that creates a favourable impression (4) |
| DATABASE | Any collection of data, or information, that is specially organized for rapid search and retrieval by a computer. (8) |
| BLACKOUT | Loss of light, consciousness, or information (8) |
| DOSSIERS | Bundles of papers or information about people (8) |
| BULLETIN | What is a brief account as of news or events (8) |
| JOURNALS | Periodical publications containing news or matters of current interest (8) |
| ROUNDUPS | Collections of facts or information (5,3) |
| OXYMORON | "Old news" or "original copy" |
| SOYUZ | Russian word for "union", also used for the Soviet space programme |
| CZAR | Russian word for ruler or emperor |
