| ABERRANCE | Lincoln rector originally managed church going in the wrong direction (9) |
| ORANGETIP | Butterfly observer originally managed to earn very little |
| PUSHSTART | In Hibernian's face, sharp Hearts get going in the cold (4-5) |
| EASTBOUND | Going in the right direction (4-5) |
| INSTIGATE | Get things going in the street with one entrance (9) |
| CLEARANCE | Alec organised and managed church sale (9) |
| IGNORANCE | Ignoring bishop, big number managed church in innocence |
| IVANA | Former Trump partner in civilian aviation going in the wrong direction (5) |
| SUNSCREEN | Protective lotion worn when going in the sun (Picture C) |
| HINDRANCE | Farm steward managed church bar (9) |
| TOLERANCE | Lot upset — prelate ultimately managed church, providing open-mindedness |
| MEETS | Comes across as judge losing head, going in the wrong direction (5) |
| ESOL | English education system to fail, going in the wrong direction |
| ONCOURSE | Certainly going in the wrong direction, one French leader absent (2,6) |
| BOMBARD | Attack dull lot of people going in the wrong direction (7) |
| OFCOURSE | Certainly going in the wrong direction, one French leader absent (2,6) |
| SUPERB | By going in the wrong bus, you get a fine result! (6) |
| TOURISM | In French city I originally managed the travel industry |
| LARKIN | Poet, novelist, jazz critic, librarian and editor of The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse whose collection The Less Deceived includes Church Going (6) |
| TRANSEPT | Part of church treasury originally managed by Irish clan |
