| MANOFTHECLOTH | Male cleric (3,2,3,5) |
| MANAGINGDIRECTORS | Bosses getting on, with policeman prob- ing male clerics (8,9) |
| ENCIRCLES | Men, not male clerics, forged rings (9) |
| ELECTRICCHAIR | Cleric ate rich stew, shocking American killer |
| RECALCITRANCE | Obstinacy from a cleric excited by dream |
| SELFCRITICISM | Southern cleric, misfit, altered reflective judgement? |
| KIDDERMINSTER | Person teasing cleric, one leaving Worcs town |
| CARDINALPOINT | Cleric to indicate bearing |
| REVOLUTIONARY | Cleric on trial you worked out to be subversive type |
| PRIMEMINISTER | Demure European cleric is head of government (5,8) |
| VICIOUSCIRCLE | Cleric might be the answer to this negative feedback (7,6) |
| ELECTRICSHOCK | English eccentric cleric welcomes time for small German wine - it's lively and makes his hair stand on end (8,5) |
| JONATHANSWIFT | Irish satirist, poet and cleric (1667-1745) (8,5) |
| CIVILCEREMONY | Cleric envoy I'm exploiting for non-religious marriage service |
| TURNINGCIRCLE | Extent of maybe cabby's manoeuvres around becoming cleric? (7,6) |
| MALADMINISTER | Old woman and son, cleric, manage badly (13) |
| CLOSEDCIRCUIT | Type of TV studio cleric condemned, following Conservative's lead |
| RIGHTREVEREND | Senior cleric correct to turn back almost before conclusion (5,8) |
| PEALE | "The Power of Positive Thinking" cleric |
| PRIEST | Anglican cleric |
