| CRIM | Eg, Bravo Charlie ... Romeo by instant messaging |
| IMPRIMIS | Proper lives led by instant messaging in the first place |
| CONTEXTUALLY | Swindle by instant messaging? |
| RELIEVE | Release Romeo by end of day -- entertaining fib! (7) |
| HITORMISS | Random greeting to Romeo by young lady |
| RACONTEUR | Romeo, by Depardieu perhaps, welcoming working storyteller |
| DERBYSHIRE | Where Amber runs, dashing Romeo by her side |
| DISPUTES | They're settled by instant replays |
| UMP | One who might be second-guessed by instant replays |
| BISECTS | Particles split by instant cuts in two (7) |
| STRICT | Hard stone split by instant cut (6) |
| ANTRE | Old cave unearthed by instant replay (5) |
| TRICK | Right to be captivated by instant gift |
| ZULU | End of an alphabet that begins Alpha, Bravo, Charlie |
| FOXTROT | Complete this sequence: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, ___. (7) |
| ALFA | ___, bravo, Charlie, delta, etc. |
| ABC | Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, in short ? (3) |
| NATO | Grp. whose alphabet starts Alfa, Bravo, Charlie ... |
| ECHO | Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta follower |
| STARTINGPRICE | Big name in car race, bound by instant odds when the race begins (8,5) |