| DESTRUCT | Deliberately do away with retiring journalist caught in bar (8) |
| ESPRESSO | Coffee from Home Counties retiring journalists love |
| ONEUP | Deliberately do better than: Hyph. |
| STAMPEDING | Suddenly charging a politician and journalist caught in sting (10) |
| UNSHACKLE | Free poor journalist, caught in university trained lens (9) |
| REDUCTION | Journalist caught in disturbance, weakening |
| ARRIVING | Getting there with retiring artist upriver in the middle of making gin (8) |
| ODALISKS | Harem women in love with retiring boy kiss frantically (8) |
| BUSTAGUT | Work hard for bighead opening tavern in America with retiring Yank (4,1,3) |
| WATERRAT | Drink with retiring sailor - a little furry fellow who's a good swimmer (5,3) |
| DEPRESSED | Journalists caught in the act, feeling down (9) |
| ANKARA | Financial institution loses head with retiring artist from academy in Turkey (6) |
| STUDENT | Apprentice journalist caught up in dangerous feat (7) |
| TRIPPEDUP | Jaunt with young pet around journalist caught out (9) |
| SWAPS | Exchanges made with retiring southpaws (5) |
| INSIDERTRADING | Illegal stock dealing popular with retiring dads, strangely (7,7) |
| STIRREDUP | Agitated journalist caught by foot rest |
| CADET | Young journalist caught first on a new date |
| MARTIN | Top angler/journalist caught UK crucian record, 2003 (6,6) |
| BOWLER | Top angler/journalist caught UK crucian record, 2003 (6,6) |
