| SHINBET | Internal security service of Israel, chiefly concerned with counter-espionage; established on March 11 1949 (4,3) |
| MOSSAD | The secret intelligence service of Israel |
| ASIO | Initially formed for counter-espionage |
| LUBYANKA | Popular name for the headquarters of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in Moscow |
| STASI | The repressive state security service of East Germany (5) |
| GARDAI | The national police and security service of Ireland (6) |
| GARDA | --- Siochana, the national police and security service of Ireland (5) |
| IMPUGNS | Criticises internal security when Member of Parliament enters with gun going off (7) |
| HANDLEBAR | Deal with counter that's found on two-wheeler (9) |
| BERIA | Head of the USSR's NKVD (internal security) from 1938 until 1945 (5) |
| GENDARMERIE | A branch of the armed forces in France responsible for internal security |
| STEAKANDCHIPS | Make bet, say, with counters on what may be on the menu (5,3,5) |
| LAYTOREST | City established on a hill east of Yarmouth or Bury (3,2,4) |
| CHAINBRIDGE | Links are established on bank with this (5,6) |
| GARDENER | Plant manager transformed a green established on both sides of road (8) |
| REBUTTAL | Later contrived to squash objection with counter-argument (8) |
| INSISTING | Maintaining home with smart internal security within (9) |
| STASIS | Inactive state of old security service on state capital (6) |
| GUARDDOGS | Distribution of a drug plagues members of a security service (5,4) |
| ISLANDS | Internal security touches down in the Maldives, maybe(7) |
