| SIRED | Building editors to be dismissed, having produced issue (5) |
| OUSTED | Love just missing James? The first editor to be dismissed! (6) |
| TRANSMOGRIFIED | Farming editor's to be changed? Yes (14) |
| SKYSCRAPER | Tall building editor evacuated after dogfight? |
| WOVEN | Having produced the cloth, point to the cooker (5) |
| CURSE | Vulgarity often rejected by editor, to be replaced by literary stars? (5) |
| EDWIN | Name of the editor to be Victor (5) |
| BEGAT | Earnestly seek extra work, having produced children (5) |
| DRAWN | Taken from bank, having produced gun (5) |
| METHS | Shouldn't be drunk, so ought to be dismissed from some thoughts (5) |
| OTTER | Beast is cad, first to be dismissed (5) |
| OUTRE | Eccentric about to be dismissed first (5) |
| ORDER | see 16ac, When players come in, Australian captain catches England captain, first to be dismissed |
| OUTDATED | Dismissed, having arranged to meet girl (that's old-fashioned!) (5) |
| WINEDANDDINED | Coming in first with writer and very loud editor to be entertained lavishly (5,3,5) |
| ACTEDOUT | Anti-corruption Hastings perhaps dismissed having misbehaved (5,3) |
| PLEASED | Appeals to the Editor to be given satisfaction (7) |
| EDIFIED | Two editors to retain provided one's improved mind (7) |
| NEEDED | Wanted: new editors to cover Spain |
| SHOUTED | Dismissed, having carried on strike called (7) |
