| LIBIDINOUS | Liberal - I had come upon one with intelligence, with excessive desire |
| ORONNDOB | Mythological monsters about to come upon one male issue? |
| ORCHITIS | Mythological monsters about to come upon one male issue? |
| FOUNDFAULT | Having come upon one's Achilles heel, nagged about it? (5,5) |
| SPOOK | Operations from the east approved for one with intelligence? (5) |
| NOAHSARK | Former vessel one with intelligence reported west of Channel Island (5,3) |
| DIRECTOR | I had come up with minister, one on board |
| DIGEST | I had come up with joke heard in review (6) |
| VIDI | I had come up with Violet's share (4) |
| IDAHOAN | I had come back with a no nonsensical statesman from the US (7) |
| BLACKFRIDAY | Refuse to deal with brawl: I had come in time for a bargain |
| LIONISING | Acclaiming return of number one Liberal, I celebrate (9) |
| SIDEWARDS | Employed by officials for a short time, I had come to be crabwise |
| ALPHABET | Given a start, I had come ninth in it |
| EVIDENT | Obvious there was something taking place when I had come in (7) |
| PRAISE | Worried, as I had come in before for commendation (6) |
| MINED | Picked up intelligence with bombs planted (5) |
| DISSIMILAR | Unlike liberal, I miss ideas being somewhat retrogressive |
| AGENCY | Central Intelligence - - - with headquarters in Langley, Virginia (6) |
| SWITCHED | Exchanged intelligence with Charlie in storage facility (8) |
