| TALKINGSHOP | Discussing the job with colleagues, and what the last words of the answers to starred clues seem to |
| CITYBLOCK | Urban square ... or what the answers to the pairs of starred clues seem to have between them? |
| PHOTOFINISH | End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| PAPERBACK | Softcover book, and what the last words of the answers to starred clues can have |
| GETBENT | Bart Simpson catchphrase, and what the last words of the starred clues' answers can do |
| GETLOST | "Scram!" ... and what the last words in the starred clues' answers often do |
| SONGS | Pieces of rock? ... and what the last words of 10 answers in this puzzle represent |
| INREVERSE | One way to drive ... and what the last word of each starred clue really means |
| ENDGAME | Chess match climax, and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can have |
| FALLBACK | "Spring forward" partner (a reminder for November 5th) ... and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can literally have |
| PICNICS | Has lunch in The Park with leaders of Parties in Coalition from Northern Ireland, with colleagues on both sides (7) |
| OFFICEJUNIORS | They don?t have any senior moments in the job with the tea producers perhaps (6,7) |
| WORLDKING | On the job with lady occasionally entertained - which a certain politician aspired to be? (5,4) |
| CEE | Phonetic spelling of the letter between "bee" and "dee" (Theme hint: Does the clue seem wrong? Every clue is wrong in the same way: see if you can figure out why.) |
| OVERTON | Window much referred to by political analysts when discussing the limits of mainstream views? (7) |
| BUZZALDRIN | At 97, he's the oldest living astronaut; his most recent interview was with People magazine in 2024, discussing the Apollo missions |
| JOINTVENTURE | "My colleagues and I will do some exploratory work on your knee, in a ___," said the rheumatologist |
| QUALIFIED | Fit to do the job with reservations |
| DIALECTIC | Art of discussing the truth of opinions (9) |
| ARIEL | Name formed by anagramming all but the first letter of "Claire" (Theme hint: Does the clue seem wrong? Every clue is wrong in the same way: see if you can figure out why.) |
