| NEWSPAPERCOLUMN | Independent feature that stands up when scrutinised? (9,6) |
| PILE | Yarn that stands up |
| ARISES | Stands up when backside's injected with iodine (6) |
| NOEXPENSESPARED | Every receipt will be scrutinised, perhaps, whatever the cost (2,7,6) |
| HIGHMORALGROUND | Grand Ormolu that stands for path of integrity? (4,5,6) |
| WASH | Stand up when Watson and Sherlock Holmes are introduced (4) |
| TIS | Don't stand up when it is curtailed |
| DUSTPAN | Stand up when unwinding cleaning equipment |
| SEETHE | Are angry and stand up when she comes out (6) |
| STRANGERSGALLERY | Scrutinised from here, assembled gangsters really - that's about right |
| STUDIED | Scrutinised place where horses are kept that is dirty initially (7) |
| ANALYSED | Scrutinised any deals that are wrong (8) |
| BUSINESSPLAN | Operation Transformation strategy is often scrutinised by the bank (8,4) |
| BUSINESSPLANS | Strategies for Operation Transformation often scrutinised by the banks (8,5) |
| JOCKEYED | Sportsman scrutinised and deviously manipulated |
| RUTIN | Scrutinised contracts from both sides supplying drug |
| SCANNED | Scrutinised or just cast an eye over (7) |
| OLDBONES | Bold criminal individuals scrutinised by forensic anthropologist (3,5) |
| INTHEPUBLICEYE | Famous, scrutinised and often discussed (2,3,6,3) |
| PERUSED | For each American newspaper boss to be scrutinised (7) |
