| DESERTED | It's sandy and the editor abandoned them there (8) |
| OHIO | River into which the Big Sandy and the Little Sandy flow |
| STRANDED | Element editor abandoned (8) |
| REDEMPTION | Saving wine depleted after editor's abandoned working (10) |
| BOTHERED | The two together, the Queen and the editor, are troubled (8) |
| ENDORSED | Finally an alternative and the editor's been disturbed by its being sanctioned (8) |
| RESISTED | Opposed both my sister and the editor like this (8) |
| SECRETED | It can't be revealed and the editor has it hidden away (8) |
| ELDORADO | Gold in them there hills for one of The Duke's better films. (2,6 or 8) |
| DROPOFFS | Acts of taking people to a particular place by car and leaving them there (4,4) |
| ZLISTERS | For them, there's less ritz, somehow |
| DISSECTED | Sid and the editor joined the cult and took it apart |
| USHERED | Showed in me and you, the woman and the editor (7) |
| KENNELLED | In the doghouse with Kenneth, Eleanor and the editor (9) |
| EXTENDS | Holds out, and the editor's grabbed, the next, reset (7) |
| MISPRINT | Misanthropist won't take oaths and the editor is responsible for not spotting it sooner (8) |
| BUFFS | They really get the picture with Sandy and Fawn (5) |
| ADDED | Summed up by my dad and the editor |
| SIDE | Agree with and the editor is upset (4) |
| JUHU | Popular beachside locality in Mumbai known for its sandy shoreline, celebrity residences, and iconic street food stalls. (4) |
