| CENSURE | Curse it! Two more points to take the blame for! (7) |
| SERMON | There are more points to a clergyman's discourse |
| ELECT | Decide, at one point, to take the French to court |
| PENCILSHARPENER | It gives more point to your writing (6,9) |
| CRUISER | Curse it! I have the right to it but the navy has it (7) |
| THERAPY | Other people have to take the blame for some treatment (7) |
| OWNUPTO | Take the blame for |
| BREATHE | Bather swims round point to take in air (7) |
| MONARCH | Meaning "alone" and "to rule", an emperor, king or queen; the milkweed butterfly migrating some 3,000 miles; or, a stag with 16 or more points (7) |
| EMBALMS | Preserves one from taking the blame for the manuscript (7) |
| RAPIERS | Taking the blame for the new rise in weapons (7) |
| ADMIRABLE | It's praiseworthy to take the blame for the raid (9) |
| OVERBID | If you do this in bridge, your opponents will almost certainly score 50 or more points above the line |
| OUTSHOT | Striking photograph scored more points (7) |
| AMBLE | You are to take the blame for the way you walk (5) |
| MCGERRY | Max ___, Chloe Godard's colleague who took the blame for her son's crimes in Holby City (7) |
| SCAPEGOAT | Person made to take the blame for others (9) |
| SCAPEGOATS | They are made to take the blame for whipping boys |
| CARRY | Take the blame for having to get a top up of petrol (5,3,3) |
| THE | Take the blame for having to get a top up of petrol (5,3,3) |
