| TYPEWRITER | Kind women taking holy orders, for example, introducing reform essential to the old office (10) |
| SACRAMENT | Cuckoo nest clutches a pack of holy orders, for example (9) |
| INSCRIBE | Sign up north in the old office (8) |
| CLOTHO | Fateful girl in legend taking holy orders over love (6) |
| ONIONRINGS | Fast food side orders, for example: 2 wds. |
| SHORTCHANGE | Dishonestly deal with ex-Labour politician introducing reform (5,6) |
| ROOTCROP | Swedes, for example, introducing credit to poor vagrant |
| FINNEGAN | Scandinavian, for example, introducing an Irish literary name (8) |
| PHOSPHORUS | This element is an important constituent of bones and teeth. It is essential to the growth of living organisms, and it is an important component in fertilizer. |
| VALPARAISO | Soldier is kept in old office, back in S American city |
| DICTAPHONE | Old office machine |
| STENOPOOLS | Groups of assistants in some old offices |
| WARMED | What The Sun did perhaps for women taking piece to editor? (6) |
| PRINCIPALBOY | Standard report by one of the lads and one of the women taking lead in a pantomime (9,3) |
| LEADINGLADIES | Top American city loses power to the women taking centre stage (7,6) |
| KANGAROOWORD | Honorable (which contains the letters of "noble" in order), for example |
| ASHTREES | Residue from the fire in the forest produces a raw material essential to the hurley industry (3,5) |
| PROTEIN | For one in 10 it is essential to the diet (7) |
| INVICTUSGAMES | Competitive international sports event for wounded, injured and sick service men and women taking place in Toronto this year from September 23rd to September 30th: 2 wds. |
| SAMOSA | Raised a second order, for example, for pastry snack |
