| GOINGCONCERN | Continuing interest in profitable business (5,7) |
| MORTGAGE | Time to joke in greater measure - it calls for continuing interest (8) |
| MONEYSPINNER | Splashing out no penny, miser makes profitable business (5-7) |
| ASSETSTRIPPING | Like groups making mistakes in profitable division of business |
| BLOOM | Liberal in profitable times may flourish (5) |
| PAYDIRT | Ground containing ore in profitable amounts |
| GOLDMINES | Counterfeit gem sold in profitable outlets? |
| EARNERS | Head off some trainees engaged in profitable exercises (7) |
| EASTERNER | New Yorker perhaps set to become involved in profitable venture |
| GOLDMINE | Model gin is distilled in profitable place? (4,4) |
| FACT | Charlie invested in profitable piece of information (4) |
| CASHCOW | In speech, hide firm's source of wealth - extremely profitable business (4,3) |
| BLACK | Colour of cafe noir, dark comedy, a "hole" in space, gallows humour, lapsang souchong, a non-white tie for a formal event or the veritable ink of a profitable business (5) |
| MONEYMAKER | Bread producer has a profitable business (10) |
| SEEDCORN | Novel censored, potentially profitable business |
| COMMERCIAL | Profitable business originally marketing line around Midlands once |
| MONEY | Produces notes maybe and runs a profitable business (5,5) |
| MAKES | Produces notes maybe and runs a profitable business (5,5) |
| GETINONTHEACT | "... to join in profitable activity, once that gent and I reach an arrangement" |
| EXPEDIENTLY | Former partner and journalist, one among plenty working in profitable fashion? (11) |
