| PADDINGTONBEAR | Bond hero putting on weight, heading for bar during conference? |
| PLAYBYEAR | Ignore the staff set aside during Conference? |
| SPEAKERPHONE | Get lecturer to quietly develop skills to be used during conference call |
| THESEUS | Attic hero putting an article to varied uses |
| LEADINGMAN | Hero putting bullets into FBI agent? (7,3) |
| ROCKYRELOAD | Stallone hero putting more film in his camera? |
| BLIGHTER | Scoundrel heading for bar before match? (8) |
| TREBLECLEF | In short, County Cricket Club departed abruptly heading for bar (6,4) |
| INNSBRUCK | City pub's heading for bar brawl |
| CLEF | Having emptied tumbler, drunk celeb left wanting closure, heading for bar - see 22dn ( 6,4) |
| TREBLE | Having emptied tumbler, drunk celeb left wanting closure, heading for bar - see 20ac ( 6,4) |
| LEBANON | Country bar during Christmas in recession (7) |
| SPEAKEASY | Composed essay about high point of bar during Prohibition (9) |
| ENCOUNTERING | Running into bar during finale, penniless (12) |
| DIAMOND | Steve - - - , ex-Sale boss who built a home bar during lockdown (7) |
| PROGRAM | Set of instructions for putting on weight |
| HANDICAPPER | Reportedly convenient limit for every person putting on weight |
| BARBELLS | Ban ringers for those putting on weight (8) |
| FLASHMOB | Quiet! Maureen's putting on weight for short public performance |
| PROGRAMME | A plan for putting on weight (9) |
