| TENANTFRAMER | Evil landlord who concocts false evidence to cover his crimes? |
| RAPSHEET | Spare the criminal, producing a list of his crimes? (3,5) |
| LIED | Gave false evidence, ... to |
| VILLA | Country house in Italy used by evil landlord (5) |
| FRAME | Concoct false charge against |
| SCAB | One who works when others are out to cover his hurt (4) |
| CAPARISON | ? and to cover his city following article in study ? |
| MAN | A cornerback needs to cover his |
| ARSONIST | One who makes light of his crime? (8) |
| GEORGE | Walford landlord who shares his name with his long-lost son, nicknamed Junior (6,6) |
| KNIGHT | Walford landlord who shares his name with his long-lost son, nicknamed Junior (6,6) |
| ATONER | One seeking to expiate his crimes is near to distraction |
| OFFTHETOP | With 67, how the barber conceived his crime? |
| TREASON | Traitor's initial motive for his crime? |
| INTRANSIT | Inn artist condemned on his crime? (7) |
| TIMMY | IT genius who assists Fergus Collins in his crimes in Hollyoaks (5,6) |
| SIMONS | IT genius who assists Fergus Collins in his crimes in Hollyoaks (5,6) |
| AUDREY | Mother to Stephen Reid, unaware of his crimes in Coronation Street (6) |
| ROBERTS | Mother to Stephen Reid, unaware of his crimes in Coronation Street (7) |
| JEZ | Prolific Chester killer who fears that somebody knows of his crimes (3,5) |