| SUSPENDER | Hangman, say, backing American profligate |
| GAME | What might get hung by hangman say? (4) |
| WORDGAME | Hangman, say, in brawl about lady locking up girl (4,4) |
| FABERGE | Great queen, say, backing Russian goldsmith (7) |
| PROPRIETOR | Murdoch, say, backing cryptic 23 I submitted (10) |
| EGERIA | Female adviser, say, backing Yorkshire runner |
| NEROLI | Sophia, say, backing one perfumer's product |
| LEDGE | Source of light say backing sort of shelf |
| ANALGESIA | Obsessive article is, say, backing pain relief |
| GEORGIAN | Former Soviet, say, backing one probing agency (8) |
| VEGEBURGER | Change direction about food, say, backing something meat-free |
| GENETICISTS | Experts in heredity, say, backing extraordinary scientist (11) |
| REFUSED | Declined to postpone backing American intervention (7) |
| SURELY | Confidently backing American bank (6) |
| CINEMA | Backing American workers in charge of film industry (6) |
| CALGARY | Canadian city gent backing American state |
| AUGUSTA | City in Georgia without university backing American army |
| LASSU | Slow dance music backing American girl |
| IGNITE | Backing American soldier, English can return fire |
| SUGARS | Sweet to be backing American fellow (6) |
