| CUDDLE | Embrace colleague initially before secret conference? Not hard (6) |
| REPORTEDSPEECH | What journalist did after press conference, not using quotes? (8,6) |
| DASHER | 20's colleague initially denied Jewish tribe (6) |
| ROUNDTABLE | Conference not durable after disruption (5,5) |
| STOPCOCK | Work colleague initially coming into store for valve |
| CHINAPLATE | Friend and "colleague" initially welcome stay in bed? (5,5) |
| HUDDLE | Confusion with Henry replacing Mike for secret conference (6) |
| MATRIX | Mould, not shining, ready initially before nine (6) |
| HARASS | Harry has to bandage outbreak of spots? Not hard (6) |
| UNKNOT | Untie a French kid initially, before heavyweight turns up (6) |
| RECIPE | Instructions read initially, before piece cooked (6) |
| OYSTER | Shell out initially before slashing tyres (6) |
| DAMAGE | Injury for David initially, before a game, perhaps (6) |
| CROWDS | Masses held in chapel initially, before controversy with bloodhound (6) |
| NEARLY | Almost ninety, initially, before time (6) |
| SATURN | Planet identified by scientist, initially, before a revolution (6) |
| ABASED | Brought low and embarrassed? Not hard |
| ZOOMED | Attended a video conference? (6) |
| SUMMIT | Married male appropriately clad for conference? |
| CLIPON | Television segment is broadcast from conference? There is only one name for it! (4-2) |
