| BATHING | Covering event briefly, working in a newspaper company (7) |
| SCOOP | It's sought by a newspaper company involved in bribe (5) |
| PRESSGANG | They impressed a newspaper company (5,4) |
| SCRIPPS | Big newspaper company, informally |
| SCIONS | Shoots movies with stars, say, briefly working for IFFI in the latter half |
| SOFTCOPY | Accordingly, newspaper company starts to provide you material online |
| ONENIGHTSTAND | Congress briefly working with English cabinet (3-5,5) |
| MASON | Pole briefly working for builder |
| KEATON | Poet briefly working as comedian |
| GNOMON | Diminutive figure briefly working, bit of an old timer (6) |
| STAFFSERGEANT | NCO from county briefly working at green (5,8) |
| UNIONIST | Individual briefly working with leading DUP politician perhaps (8) |
| REF | Official at a sporting event, briefly |
| QANDA | Session at the end of a book-launch event, briefly |
| WSOP | Card tournament with a "Main Event," briefly |
| PRELIM | It's before the main event, briefly |
| INDY | Memorial Day weekend event, briefly |
| LIMOS | Stretches for an event, briefly? |
| USOPEN | Annual court event, briefly |
| WWII | Olympics-canceling event, briefly |
