| INTERFERENCE | Intrusion which could spoil the reception (12) |
| RESULT | The outcome could spoil the lustre (6) |
| STATIC | Still, it does spoil the reception (6) |
| TANG | A squashed gnat could spoil the flavour (4) |
| HIDEANDSEEK | Denied shake could spoil the game (4,3,4) |
| CATARACT | Waterfall that could spoil the view (8) |
| CRYSTALCLEAR | Obvious description of the reception provided by the earliest wireless sets! (7,5) |
| MARK | To leave a trace could spoil Kelvin (4) |
| RAM | A device that could spoil stuff |
| MESSUP | For a cat to turn up with me, could spoil things |
| MARIA | Could spoil one to take on a girl (5) |
| TYPESETS | Makes ready for printing, yet pests could spoil it (8) |
| MARCOPOLO | Old Venetian trader could spoil COP solo, almost (5,4) |
| PIRATES | They could spoil a sea-trip in more ways than one! (7) |
| ANTENNA | The little one meets the queen returning to the reception (7) |
| WELCOME | The warmer it is, the better the reception (7) |
| JESSEOWENS | US athlete who won four medals at the 1936 Olympics, then had to ride the Waldorf-Astoria's freight elevator to the reception held to celebrate his achievement (5,5) |
| ELOISE | Fictional girl who says "I go to all the weddings in the White and Gold room and I usually stay for the reception" |
| ASSUMPTION | The reception of the Virgin Mary bodily into heaven (10) |
| FUNCTION | The purpose of the reception (8) |
