| PARISHPUMP | Hard on city to keep asking questions of purely local interest |
| SOCRATIC | Asking questions of philosophy thus, credit timeless Greek |
| INTERVIEWER | One asking questions of applicants |
| HERRINGIMPAIRED | Fishy thing to be to keep asking "Say what?" |
| CADGERS | They keep asking basketball players to get close to hundred (7) |
| ACADEMIC | Of purely theoretical or speculative interest (8) |
| TOPICAL | Of local interest to one in a superior state (7) |
| IRAQI | Starts to interrupt reporter, asking questions in a form of Arabic (5) |
| PAROCHIAL | Of local interest only ___ a fabulous bird gets into small bottle (9) |
| NATIONAL | A race of more than local interest (8) |
| TRIVIAL | - Pursuit; game based on questions of six categories identified by colours, either orange, green, pi |
| AMORAL | Indifferent to questions of right and wrong |
| FIREAWAY | Go on, ask questions of a wife Ray is upset (4,4) |
| PUBS | Of local interest, they can be refreshing (4) |
| REGULARS | They keep asking the same barman for drink in school uniform for primary (8) |
| HASSLING | Keep asking and get the stone thrower (8) |
| PUMPKIN | Keep asking family for carriage after midnight |
| NAG | Keep asking someone about something, e.g. |
| ANSWER | Keep asking! (4,4,2,3,2,6) |
| FORAN | Keep asking! (4,4,2,3,2,6) |
