| AGENDA | Items of business information original person almost absorbs |
| TRADESECRET | Confidential piece of business information (5,6) |
| TRADEGAP | See servant dash up to provide a bit of business information (5,3) |
| ARTICLE | A clause of the Creed or of a contract; an item of business; the adjective "the"; a feature, piece, report or other journalistic composition; or, an object, thingamy or whatsit (7) |
| AGENCY | Business information put into account before start of year (6) |
| TURNOVER | Words at bottom of page giving business information (8) |
| DIPLOMA | Tactful person almost getting certificate of qualification (7) |
| YOGURT | Second person almost upset basket of curdled food (6) |
| EXTEL | Short name of the company founded in 1872 to distribute financial and business information (5) |
| MOVEONTO | Approach, as the next item of business |
| BRADSTREET | US corporation providing credit or business information, Dun %26 ... |
| TRADESECRETS | Vital business information (5,7) |
| ONEINAMILLION | Wonderful person, almost unique? (3,2,1,7) |
| ADULATE | Accord excessive praise mature person almost swallowed (7) |
| EARLYBIRD | Morning person almost doesn't start prison term (5,4) |
| YOKING | Man depressed by second person almost getting into bondage |
| AMPHIUMA | Some current person almost catches island salamander in Alabama |
| VERMICELLI | Loathsome person almost at jail insisting primarily for pasta, perhaps (10) |
| PYGMALION | Greek king, insignificant person, almost a hero |
| MIDGE | Biting insect getting small person, almost (5) |