| MIKADO | Commotion after microphone reduced operetta (6) |
| ELDORADO | Commotion after revolutionary character steals diamond in a place of fabulous wealth (2,6) |
| TODO | In commotion after fox, halloo at last |
| CONSTRUCTION | Commotion after prisoners start to trash building (12) |
| ENVISION | Imagine return of commotion after new version one's introduced |
| WELLTODO | Commotion after spring? That's rich |
| BRAVADO | Commotion after brave dropped last show of courage (7) |
| GOODINTENTIONS | Commotion after sticky stuff sent in to fix infernal paving (4,10) |
| INSTRUCTIONS | Commotions after this month's orders (12) |
| THOMAS | American who patented over 1000 inventions including the microphone (6,4,6) |
| EDISON | American who patented over 1000 inventions including the microphone (6,4,6) |
| BEDBUG | Parasite with a microphone hidden in the mattress? (6) |
| COSMIC | Coverage of disco's microphone is huge (6) |
| MOSAIC | Work in pieces - big one breaking microphone (6) |
| COMICS | Wags old microphone within confines of clubs (6) |
| ATOMIC | Energy goes to a wee microphone (6) |
| GNOMIC | Pithy ditty (except opening) picked up with microphone (6) |
| MICKEY | Microphone essential for Rooney? (6) |
| ECHOES | From a natural mountain, parrot, bat and cave to an electronic device, sonar and microphone delay, this mimicking entity exhibits palilalia and reflects a sound wave (6) |
| STEPUP | Newsboys "___ to the Microphone" |