| AGONYAUNT | General title for a female columnist who gives advice on problem pages (5,4) |
| NUTRITIONIST | Person who gives advice on diet (12) |
| CARABINEER | General title for any French soldier in the Napoleonic Wars armed with a carbine, musket or rifle (10) |
| MADAM | Title for a female chief executive |
| PHYSICIST | General title of a scientist specialising in matter, energy and their interactions (9) |
| INCOLDBLOOD | Item: 1966 true-crime work. Problem: Pages soaked with viscous red substance. |
| ANTIPASTI | Article gives advice on sparkling wine to start with |
| DIETITIAN | One who gives advice about the food people should eat (9) |
| DIETICIAN | One who gives advice about the food people should eat (9) |
| PRUELEITH | Restaurateur and food columnist who is a judge on The Great British Baking Show: 2 wds. |
| BILLGATES | This Microsoft pioneer and his wife, Melinda, established a giant charitable trust aimed at working on problems ignored by government (4,5) |
| EDITORIAL | One gives advice; diet or ail badly |
| ILLUMINES | Throws light on problems besetting posh store (9) |
| HANGNAILS | Suspend announced tax on problems at hand. (9) |
| ONBALANCE | All in all, where tightrope walker could give advice (2,7) |
| ANDRE | Singer who appeared on Good Morning Britain to give advice on how to survive I'm a Celebrity, Peter __ (5) |
| TOWIT | Viz gives advice on how to use a trailer (2,3) |
| FLYBYNIGHT | Absoonder gives advice on economy air travel (3-2-5) |
| ADVISER | What do we call one who gives advice (7) |
| AGONYUNCLE | Male who gives advice about personal problems (5,5) |