| OUTWEIGH | Exposed route is rumoured to be of more importance (8) |
| PRISED | Drawn painstakingly and rumoured to be of value (6) |
| UFO | Roswell is rumoured to be a crash-site of this interplanetary craft (1,1,1) |
| FAIR | The food is rumoured to be okay (4) |
| TWIGGED | Figured out Fabricant finally, as he is rumoured to be |
| OUTBALANCING | Of more importance like Blondin at Niagara? (12) |
| GRATER | Kitchen tool of more importance, we hear |
| WEIGHTIER | Of more importance |
| DIASPORA | A scattered people is rumoured to come back before father snaffles gold (8) |
| MITCHELL | Callum's husband, currently in jail, rumoured to be returning to Albert Square (3,8) |
| DECISION | Outcome of discussion rumoured to be regressive about Channel Islands |
| PATHETIC | Miserable route is just more of the same around institute (8) |
| SYMPATHY | My alternative route is within borders of Surrey - pity (8) |
| SPEEDWAY | Drug route is repetitive in a roundabout way for sporty types (8) |
| BROADEST | Widest minor route is in Paris (8) |
| IDLENESS | Hero rumoured to take on head for doing nothing (8) |
| DERISION | Backsliding, rumoured to hold Scripture in scorn (8) |
| FIRSTAID | Tree rumoured to contain source of tannin for emergency treatment (5,3) |
| FRANKEXCHANGE | Diplomatic row rumoured to be something to do with Swiss trade (5,8) |
| BEN | Callum's husband, currently in jail, rumoured to be returning to Albert Square (3,8) |
