| AUTHENTIC | Is it genuinely authoritative? Yes, it's true (9) |
| RHODESIA | Hard poetry in broadcast promoted ___ in which Smith was authoritative? (8) |
| AFRAIDSO | "Yes, it's true, alas" |
| OREO | Global ___ Vault (doomsday vault built in Norway to protect Nabisco cookies from an asteroid ... yes, it's true) |
| SYNTHESIS | Building up NHS? Yes, it's struggling (9) |
| SYBARITES | Yes, it's bar disseminates fun seekers. (9) |
| APATHY | Lack of interest? Yes: it's way within it (6) |
| TALLEST | Rising beyond all others? Yes, it's all in the exam (7) |
| TRENDY | Tip in essay? Yes it's in! (6) |
| NIL | A bit upset in Dunfermline? Yes, it's no score (3) |
| EYELASH | Hair found in Keith's ale? Yes, it's returned (7) |
| WIELD | Brandish a blade? Yes, it's wild around the centre of Leeds (5) |
| LEGAL | Permitted? Yes, it's upsetting a few of the village landowners (5) |
| PIGSTY | A terribly untidy place? Yes, it's a pity G's untidy (6) |
| PIOUS | Devout? Yes, it's an intrinsic feature of a Scorpio, usually (5) |
| ABET | Help out with a crime? Yes, it's a wager apparently (4) |
| DIARY | Attack in retreat? Yes, it's a record (5) |
| SHOWERY | Raining on and off? Yes, it's why Rose gets fidgety (7) |
| NODOUBT | Bound to change? Yes, it's beyond question (2,5) |
| PETHATE | Loathing for a family animal? Yes, it's a personal dislike (3,4) |
