| SOUNDPROOFING | Is this why we've heard nothing from The Assembly, barring the racket they're making in The House? (13) |
| ONEHITWONDER | The meteorite that did for the dinosaurs? It's why we've never heard from them again! (3-3,6) |
| OLIVEBRANCH | Extended as a gesture of peace-making in the proverb (5,6) |
| SHEFFIELD | Yorkshire town famous for steel-making in the 19th century |
| DECLAIM | Lecture on lace making in the dark (7) |
| NEWSGATHERING | Going on Twitter for the latest extreme sarcasm from The Assembly (13) |
| QUALM | Question Ulster politician from the assembly bringing up an uneasy feeling (5) |
| GATHERING | Grasping, from the assembly (9) |
| GREENBELT | Is this why The House isn't sitting there? Sounds like a dig from the environmentalists! (5,4) |
| COMETOTHINKOFIT | On reflection, is this why philosopher is in college? Has nothing to do with being good enough (4,2, |
| PEERPRESSURE | Is this why they vote in House of Lords for jury member from force? (4,8) |
| TELEPATHIC | Is this why someone has second thoughts? Bear in mind, this description didn't come from me! (10) |
| NOTHINGTOWEAR | Is this why mannequin wasn't in the window without a stitch on? (7,2,4) |
| SILENT | The Jazz Singer (with Al Jolsen's famous ad-lib, 'You ain't heard nothing yet') signalled the end of the era of movies of this kind |
| CASTAWAY | Is this why the theatre is closed or used? (8) |
| DEADLINE | Is this why the phone isn't working for the journalist? (8) |
| STARDUST | Is this why there's the sweep of the heavens? (4-4) |
| REALITYCHECK | Is this why we come up and smell the coffee? As a matter of fact, yes! (7,5) |
| SECONDTONONE | God - is this why there's no one else in class? (6,2,4) |
| VERRUCA | Father retires from old police force academy - is this why he had a problem walking away? (7) |
