| SHONA | Excelled when swapping English for a foreign tongue |
| ACADEMIES | Special schools for lecturers swapping English for the second class (9) |
| PUNJABI | Play on words, a dig, one in a foreign tongue |
| BENGALI | “British” and “English” align badly in a foreign tongue |
| LINGO | Telling off, partly in a foreign tongue (5) |
| TINE | Word in Middle English for a snake's forked tongue, later used to mean a strong taste or flavour, a prong of a fork or the spike of knife that fixes into the haft or handle (4) |
| FOG | Name in medieval English for a type of coarse grass; later, a new or second growth of grass following a hay harvest; a dense cloud-like mist near the ground; or, a mental haze (3) |
| PARSON | Someone translating English for a minister (6) |
| AESC | Rune used in Old English for a certain two vowels together (4) |
| FESSUP | Americans admit to making mistake when swapping female for male (4,2) |
| TERMITE | Call it English for a bug! (7) |
| CLARE | 16D girl? Possibly 16A, taking English for a gas |
| COUPDEMAITRE | French term, sometimes used in English, for a moment of genius |
| RELLIE | An informal term in Australian English for a family member (6) |
| SATCHEL | When swapping ends, is fastening bag (7) |
| HADJ | Spiritual journey Jack experienced when swapping sides (4) |
| LOSER | One defeated when swapping roles (5) |
| SHIFT | Key used when swapping cases (5) |
| CANCEL | Drop star sign when swapping sides, ultimately (6) |
| HEALTHIEST | When swapping spouse, richest are in best shape (10) |
