| COGENT | Making sense to firm chap (6) |
| IMLOST | "This isn't making sense to me" |
| COMANCHE | Firm chap joins revolutionary tribe (8) |
| SCOTCH | Put an end to firm beginning to trade in school (6) |
| STUCCO | Cuts back to firm plaster (6) |
| FLOPPY | Opposed to firm making computer disk |
| COHERE | Stick to firm at this place (6) |
| ROOTED | Grounded? Down to firm understanding... (6) |
| CUTOFF | Strike holding to firm limit |
| NARCOS | Charlie's agents in Mexico ran back to firms (6) |
| SUFISM | Islamic mysticism Youssuf is making sense of a bit (6) |
| PIGOUT | Ingurgitate, and a hint to making sense of the starred clues |
| CRISES | Dire situations, and, if reparsed, a clue to making sense of six pairs of Across answers |
| FLOWER | Garden sight, and, if reparsed, a hint to making sense of 10 answers in this puzzle |
| PRAISE | Express approval of, and, if reparsed, a hint to making sense of five pairs of answers |
| ANDCUT | Director's call, plus a hint to making sense of eight Across answers |
| SANITY | Speak about idiot making sense |
| ADAMANT | Firm's chap probing dodgy data (7) |
| POLICECONSTABLE | Officer returned cut diamonds to firm after scam (6,9) |
| RAUCOUS | Artist to turn to firm American grating (7) |
