| YABBER | Local gossip from Cobh on radio rejects connection to Bishop Ward (6) |
| TAKECOVER | Go into hiding with Nick from Cobh, in a manner of speaking, at end of the war (4,5) |
| ARCHBISHOP | Senior cleric coming from Cobh parish (10) |
| KAYAKS | Crafty types of Egyptian spirit for local gossips (6) |
| COLMAN | Cobh cathedral is named after which saint? (6) |
| MILIEU | Marry Trim gossip from university with cultural surroundings (6) |
| BRUNCH | Manage to sit next to bishop at church meal (6) |
| HOBNOB | Rub shoulders with tramp hiding direction to bishop (6) |
| KNIGHT | One close to bishop in dark period, it's said (6) |
| ADVERB | Raved afresh to bishop's part of speech (6) |
| LAYMAN | No cleric was lying to bishop, for example |
| ORARIA | Devotional books and things attached to bishop's staff |
| TORRID | To bishop, I would appear very emotional |
| TALKOFTHETOWN | Local gossip is what folk tend mostly to spread around |
| COVERT | Cobh saying around resentment is not going to make it into the papers? (6) |
| DIRTIER | It's relatively more corrupt with local gossip that is recounted first (7) |
| TALKOFTHE | (Subject of) local gossip (4,2,3,4) |
| DIRTYLOOKS | Local gossip is - Yard searches for daggers? (5,5) |
| BROKECOVER | Suddenly appeared to have no money in Cobh, it's said - right? (5,5) |
| CARILLON | Call in first pair of organists to play instrument in Cobh cathedral |
