| RAISECAIN | Bring up form of punishment for discussion, and cause trouble |
| TABLEWINE | Plonk! Put down for discussion and heard complaint (5,4) |
| BOOKCLUBS | Reserve nightspots as places for discussions (and wine?) (4,5) |
| CAIN | Mentioned form of punishment for murderer |
| KEELHAULING | Form of punishment for sailors at sea |
| CORPORAL | Form of punishment for a soldier (8) |
| STIR | Get out of bed and cause trouble (4) |
| LANCECORPORAL | Unusually clean kind of punishment for one of low rank |
| ACTUP | Perform on horseback and cause trouble! (3,2) |
| PLAYUP | Amateur goes in to produce litter and cause trouble (4,2) |
| ROCKTHEBOAT | Rotten back tooth starts to emit reeks and cause trouble |
| RAISEHELL | Lift from terrible place and cause trouble (5,4) |
| THIRD | Degree of punishment for low-achieving graduate (5) |
| WHIPS | Instruments of punishment for MPs? (5) |
| CLEARTHEAIR | Have a frank discussion and pass the ether! (5,3,3) |
| SCRAPS | Counsel has discussion and fights (6) |
| CROSSWORD | Interrupt discussion, and here we are? |
| STRAPPADO | Form of punishment region put up before start of police trouble |
| STEPOUTOFLINE | Go on a date to old French bar and cause trouble (4,3,2,4) |
| PLAYSUP | Little dog eats poet's works and causes trouble (5,2) |