| MYSTIFY | Mark wise, so to speak, to embrace brief hard puzzle? |
| TORYPARTY | Political group to right wise, so to speak, to embrace role |
| CRANIUMTWISTER | Incredibly hard puzzle? |
| LADYCHATTERLEY | Groom wise, so to speak, to conceal conversation with the Parisian adulteress |
| YOBBERY | Wise, so to speak, to bury criminal beheaded for anti-social behaviour |
| ANDEVE | According to Londoners, they were the first, so to speak, to believe. (4,3,3) |
| ADAM | According to Londoners, they were the first, so to speak, to believe. (4,3,3) |
| WAISTLESS | Eat as much as you can so to speak - to end up like this? (9) |
| BEETROOT | Trample path, so to speak, to reach vegetable (8) |
| ROE | Paddle boat, so to speak, to get some eggs (3) |
| FOUNDER | Architect, so to speak, to collapse (7) |
| PLEASE | Begs, so to speak, to satisfy (6) |
| ATHENA | She was wise then, to be in a motoring organisation (6) |
| SOLDOUT | Brief direction to detain wise - so none left |
| TOUGHIE | A hard puzzle or difficult question to answer (7) |
| SADIST | Hard puzzle maker, to some |
| ENIGMA | Hard puzzle to figure out |
| WORDSEARCH | Record was unlikely with hard puzzle (10) |
| NIL | If you're struggling with a hard puzzle, ____ desperandum |
| EGOTRIP | Journey I can take - after solving hard puzzle really quickly? (3,4) |
