| TYPEWRITER | Family with women taking holy orders, for example, introducing reform essential to the old office (10) |
| IOFISI | X I love tailless fish at International Office (1-5) |
| SACRAMENT | Cuckoo nest clutches a pack of holy orders, for example (9) |
| INSCRIBE | Sign up north in the old office (8) |
| CLOTHO | Fateful girl in legend taking holy orders over love (6) |
| SHORTCHANGE | Dishonestly deal with ex-Labour politician introducing reform (5,6) |
| ROOTCROP | Swedes, for example, introducing credit to poor vagrant |
| FINNEGAN | Scandinavian, for example, introducing an Irish literary name (8) |
| ONIONRINGS | Fast food side orders, for example: 2 wds. |
| WARMED | What The Sun did perhaps for women taking piece to editor? (6) |
| PRINCIPALBOY | Standard report by one of the lads and one of the women taking lead in a pantomime (9,3) |
| LEADINGLADIES | Top American city loses power to the women taking centre stage (7,6) |
| ASHTREES | Residue from the fire in the forest produces a raw material essential to the hurley industry (3,5) |
| QUEENBEE | The female reproductive leader of a colony of honey-producing apians, essential to the life of the hive (5,3) |
| FINO | In the Foreign Office one is at home to dry sherry (4) |
| INVICTUSGAMES | Competitive international sports event for wounded, injured and sick service men and women taking place in Toronto this year from September 23rd to September 30th: 2 wds. |
| SAMOSA | Raised a second order, for example, for pastry snack |
| KANGAROOWORD | Honorable (which contains the letters of "noble" in order), for example |
| SHOWBOAT | Fired over women taking snake to flashily put on an act (8) |
| MINERALS | Inorganic elements that are essential to the functioning of the human body |
