| EARDRUMS | Aural membranes could be seen as murder (8) |
| EARDRUM | Aural membrane also called tympanum (7) |
| REVOLVER | 1966 platter used as murder weapon (8) |
| BOWSPRIT | Spar that could be seen as "prow's bit" (8) |
| HUGUENOT | This Protestant, sir, could be seen as unrighteous (8) |
| MARGINAL | Negligible, but could be seen as alarming (8) |
| IMITATOR | I omit art which could be seen as impressionist (8) |
| PLAINEST | Heartless panellist could be seen as most unfair? (8) |
| ISLANDER | Dr Saline could be seen as a South Sea native (8) |
| ADOPTION | Assumption of ownership could be seen as commercial choice (8) |
| UNSUBTLE | Blunt use could be seen as this |
| ENTANGLE | Lean gent could be seen as catch |
| NEWSITEM | Story that could be seen as a clue to Times? (4,4) |
| IMPROPER | Ripe romp could be seen as this |
| STRAWHAT | Street artist having what could be seen as item of summer wear (5-3) |
| ONEAL | Peyton Place starred Mia Farrow as Allison MacKenzie and Ryan ... as murder suspect Rodney Harringto |
| FIVELITTLEPIGS | Agatha Christie novel (1942), in which Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of artist Amyas Crale, published in the US as Murder in Retrospect (4,6,4) |
| ABEL | Sailor the Spanish portrayed as murder victim (4) |
| FELONY | Which term describes an indictable offence, such as murder, burglary, etc (6) |
| MIXEDBLESSING | Glibness could be seen as dubious gift (5,8) |
