| EXEMPLA | Edifying tales record objective I procured by dismissal being overturned |
| MAGNIFICENT | Fencing mat I procured is splendid |
| DREAMTICKET | Best candidates imagined dismissal being headed off |
| AIM | Objective I am out to get |
| ENDIVE | Objective I have shortly found for salad plant (6) |
| ILLGOT | I will depart before time having procured by dishonest means (3-3) |
| SUPPLYANDDEMAND | Easily stretching new worker, independently procured by more price regulators (6,3,6) |
| INNSIGNS | Accepted free gins procured by Poles - they often hang around pubs |
| ILLGOTTEN | Procured by dishonest means (3-6) |
| GIGOT | Some sheep had been procured by Joe? (5) |
| ELVANITE | Crystalline rock in wagon procured by pick (8) |
| OUTSIZE | Larger than usual tailored suit procured by lightweight engineer (7) |
| CARTAGE | Freight vehicle, tesla procured by a company (7) |
| RUCKSACK | Carrier's fight followed by dismissal |
| HITTHESACK | Badly affected by dismissal, so retire |
| SACKBUT | This was in the wind - only forestalled by dismissal |
| STACK | Pile-up caused by dismissal involving first of team (5) |
| RETRENCH | Reduce staff numbers by dismissal (8) |
| PUTTHE | Dictator broken by dismissal, rub salt in wound (3,3,4,2) |
| BOOTIN | Dictator broken by dismissal, rub salt in wound (3,3,4,2) |
