| UPSTAIRS | Curious as purist finds a higher level (8) |
| STICKLER | From "referee, umpire", word for one who is punctiliously and scrupulously insistent, aka a fusspot, pedant or purist; or, a puzzle/problem (8) |
| PLASTIC | Remedial treatment from clergy, as purist goes off the rails ... (7,7) |
| SURGERY | Remedial treatment from clergy, as purist goes off the rails ... (7,7) |
| OUTSTRIP | To purist rambling is better (8) |
| DISRUPTS | Breaks up with detective arresting purist at random (8) |
| UPRISING | Purist interminably struggling in middle of night during rebellion (8) |
| STIRITUP | Disturbed purist accepts it will cause trouble |
| STIRRUPS | Purists are upsetting supporters (8) |
| CHICAGOD | *Food that purists refuse to put ketchup on |
| ACAT | As curious as ___ |
| NOSY | Curious as to what makes heresy here? |
| UPSTAIR | A purist working at a relatively high level (7) |
| PEDANT | Word for a schoolmaster/teacher originally, now a formalist, hair-splitter, nit-picker, precisian or purist (6) |
| STIRUP | Use a spoon to disturb the purist (4,2) |
| AINT | Taboo contraction, to a grammar purist |
| SURGICALSPIRIT | Garlic purist is confused by alcohol mix (8,6) |
| PRECISIAN | Summary on Scotsman, a purist (9) |
| PURSUIT | Purist takes a turn for the worse in The Chase (7) |
| PASSIONFRUIT | Info a purist's revised for tropical food (7,5) |
