| STRAIGHTANSWER | Don't expect to receive this reply from a crook (8,6) |
| NOTHING | On retiring before remarkable night, naughty children can expect to receive this? (7) |
| RESPONSUM | A rhetorical question doesn't beg this reply |
| LEGIONOFHONOUR | Nice people might receive this award? (6,2,6) |
| JOKERINTHEPACK | You don't expect this rugby-playing comedian to be found round here (5,2,3,4) |
| OATHOFOFFICE | You need to raise your hand to receive this |
| SIR | John Williams was last to receive this title from Queen Elizabeth II |
| ASBO | Some yobs are up - to receive this? |
| SERVICECHARGE | People waiting to receive this payment |
| PRESENT | Give out something you might want to receive this Xmas (7) |
| MAELSTROM | A restless confusion of affairs from a crook meal followed by a bad storm |
| BROADDAYLIGHT | We might be rocking till then, but we don't expect to be robbed in this setting (5,8) |
| SHOOTPAR | What duffers don't expect to do |
| GODUTCH | Worry about drastic cut by hospital - don't expect to be treated! (2,5) |
| MSRP | Amt. you don't expect to pay |
| DEEPIKA | Who won the Poligras Magic Skill Award for the 2024-25 season for her sensational goal against the Netherlands in the FIH Pro League thus becoming first Indian player to receive this prestigious fan-v |
| RECEIVER | Person who accepts stolen goods from a crook; or, part of a vintage phone that hangs on a hook (8) |
| THING | A hang-up from a crook night |
| RETORT | A witty reply from a rotter, for a change |
| ANON | A negative reply from a Frenchman without a name (4) |
