| MISSINGINACTION | MIA, so the CIA might say in the army way! (7,2,6) |
| SEMAPHORE | An army way of signalling to a sailor? (9) |
| ACCLAIM | Popular recognition of the CIA might calm disturbance (7) |
| CAUTIOUS | Careful or the CIA might expose us badly. (8) |
| SAUSAGES | Salvation Army ways of handling wieners, say (8) |
| BELLHOPS | Jobs for the boys, you might say, in the hospitality business. (8) |
| SAGA | Yarn that stretches? It might, say, in the middle |
| EATANAPPLE | Granny Smith might say, in a Trumplike way, how to keep the doctors away: (3,2,5) |
| HOHUMID | What the bored might say in a swamp? |
| DONOTBEND | Sounds like something the spinal surgeon might say in advice for postman? (2,3,4) |
| EPIC | Heroic, you might say, in some deep iconic way... (4) |
| HACKINGGOLF | Poor links play, as they might say in England? |
| EGOTISTIC | He earned his credit, some might say, in vain (9) |
| STOKEHOLE | Store "black stuff", as you might say, in this bunker (9) |
| OUTPOST | Letters dealt with, you might say, in remote settlement (7) |
| COQAUVIN | "Entree de Chanel 20", as they might say in Paris (3,2,3) |
| KILOBYTE | Murder a piece of cake, you might say, in which a small file could fit |
| OCH | What Hamish might say in lake having dropped pound! |
| PIED | Assaulted by 1, you might say, in black and white (4) |
| SEQUIN | Look for victory, you might say, in glittery bit (6) |
