| NOBLESSEOBLIGE | Lord's blog, I see, needs editing - it's his duty (8,6) |
| PROVOLONE | Poor novel needs editing - it's very cheesy! |
| HOSEPIPE | Cramped hippo, see, needs appliance that's flexible (8) |
| NUMBER | Star player to be insensitive or see need to change (6,3,4) |
| ONE | Star player to be insensitive or see need to change (6,3,4) |
| SEED | Star player to be insensitive or see need to change (6,3,4) |
| LEADINGARTICLE | Editorial comment describing provocative questions - clear it needs editing |
| LOGIC | Reason spelled out in blog I contributed (5) |
| BRINGINTOLINE | Oversee compliance by intern in blog I managed (5,4,4) |
| GIVENUP | Revealed by end of blog: I have wordplay backward |
| OBSERVE | See former pupil do his duty (7) |
| EPIC | Very long inconclusive piece needs editing (4) |
| SEVER | Cut the verse that needs editing (5) |
| LITERARY | In books, it rarely needs editing |
| DISCOURSE | A speech is so crude, it needs editing (9) |
| MORT | Comic who said "My life needs editing" |
| SAHL | Mort who said "My life needs editing" |
| CLEMATIS | Plant list came, which needs editing |
| DAGUERREOTYPE | The old still agreed uni poetry needs editing (13) |
| POPPEDTHEQUESTION | Proposed Pope's in-depth quote needs editing |
