| ENVELOPING | Covering up a sin, mostly, and running for union appointment |
| UNITED | Lead, for instance, around work -- running for union? (9) |
| ELOPEMENT | Lead, for instance, around work -- running for union? (9) |
| GERUNDS | Walking and running, for two |
| CRIMSON | Blushing offspring supports sin, mostly (7) |
| UPMOST | Top Union appointment protects millions |
| CASINO | It's a risky business for officer covering up a wrongdoing (6) |
| OPENANACCOUNT | Start to save for a rainy day for Frank mostly and Bill (4,2,7) |
| BACKSPACING | Covering up a typing mistake, maybe |
| CATALONIA | Spies covering up a story largely concerning autonomous region (9) |
| SIMULATE | Criminal must lie, covering up a sham (8) |
| CAST | Shy, covering up a limb until it heals (4) |
| REACTOR | Minister covering up a potentially catastrophic device (7) |
| ISIS | Boris isn't covering up a stretch of the Thames (4) |
| GAP | Doctor covering up a breach (3) |
| UNAWARE | Ignorant French one covering up a conflict (7) |
| BAA | Airline covering up a beastly cry |
| HIDING | Covering up a heavy defeat? (6) |
| HOSTA | Publican covering up a pretty plant (5) |
| STAIN | Saint, popular, covering up a mark (5) |
