| KNACK | Gift in bag a private secretary overlooked |
| KNAPSACK | Gift a private secretary carried - in this? |
| AGAMA | Reptile in bag a man carried |
| AGAR | In bag, a recommended seaweed product |
| GAP | In bag, a palpable hole (3) |
| STACK | Time to put in bag a lot of money (5) |
| AGAVE | In bag a verdant plant |
| OFFICE | See 15Dn No place for a private secretary? (6,6) |
| PUBLIC | See 2Dn No place for a private secretary? (6,6) |
| NEAT | In bag's a compact (4) |
| REAPS | Gathers about a private secretary briefly (5) |
| PUBLICOFFICE | No place for a private secretary! (6,6) |
| SCRIP | Old word for a pilgrim's pouch, a satchel or a small bag; a writing; a fragment of paper; or, a certificate entitling its holder to dividends or shares allocated in a bonus issue (5) |
| GRIP | A hand clench; a clutch bag; a hair clasp; a handle; a hug; grasp of a subject; or, a hold on one's emotions (4) |
| SALAD | In a bag, a bowl or on a plate, it's a mix of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and croutons (with a splash of dressing) |
| STRING | A cord, line or strand, often drawn tight, be it in an archer's bow, a fiddler's stick, a mariner's duffel bag, a necklace, one's tender heart, or a pilot/child's hovering kite (6) |
| REELECTED | Voted in again, chosen in advance with private secretary dropped separately (2-7) |
| SPEAR | Turns up private secretary connects listening device in gaff (5) |
| CORPSE | Stiff private secretary in central part |
| PIPSQUEAK | Anger about private secretary leading a king to deliver: "Twerp!" (9) |
