| JEDBURGH | Corrupt judge retaining birch, oddly, in 13Ac 10Ac in the 20Dn (8) |
| MELROSE | Brooks, say, staged a rebellion in 13Ac 10Ac in the 20Dn (7) |
| KELSO | Bit of pumpernickel sourdough makes 13Ac 10Ac in the 20Dn (5) |
| EVALUATE | With no end to hullabaloo, leave out a corrupt judge (8) |
| CONSIDER | I scorned corrupt judge (8) |
| REINVENT | And 10ac, In 11th winter he rebelled: waste of time to do it again (8,3,5) |
| OBEYED | Followed the 20dn (6) |
| BROUGHTY | Book introduction unfinished, totally gutted 28Ac in 13Ac (8) |
| MAINS | Utilities providers in the hands of the French, making 28Ac in 13Ac (5) |
| WHITAKER | Take heart in paler forest, had part of 20Dn (8) |
| UNTHANK | Flaunt hankie's fragment in surreal city in 13Ac (7) |
| STYLITES | see 17ac, and 20dn, Syrian ascetic saint who lived atop a pillar where he died in 459 (6,8) |
| JOHNSTOW | and 20dn, Chronicler and antiquary who published a Survey of London in 1598 (4,4) |
| ACLOSURE | Brings to an end, performing before the curtain falls - see 20dn (4,2,1,7) |
| OLYMPICS | Simply awful catching cold after midOctober victories here for 10Dn 20Dn (8) |
| HENSHALL | Scottish player slashed long-haul travelling -w 20dn (7,8) |
| PARISHAS | & 20dn Ms Hilton tripped in this series? (5,3,6) |
| DUDHOPE | Defective ambition in 28Ac in 13Ac (7) |
| POWRIE | Jump to conclusions on gutless wonder that is 28Ac in 13Ac (6) |
| CLAYPOTTS | Tagines including last of apricot make 28Ac in 13Ac (9) |
