| MAINSTREAMMEDIA | Marmite's made in a compound say, BBC, The i Paper etc (10,5) |
| CEEB | BBC, The Beeb ...CBC, The ___ |
| DAVEGORMAN | English comedian whose cryptic crosswords appear in The i Paper under the pseudonym Bluth (4,6) |
| ALABHAABROWN | Weekly columnist for the i Paper named 2025 Commentator of the Year at the Media Freedom Awards (6,7-5) |
| VIEWER | Contest The i Paper runs for The Observer (6) |
| PSEUDONYM | Does my pun upset Serpent in The i Paper? (9) |
| YASMIN | Weekly columnist for the i Paper named 2025 Commentator of the Year at theMedia Freedom Awards (6,7-5) |
| FAVOURED | Nothing against The I Paper setters' boss being well-liked (8) |
| HAPPIER | Essentially, the i Paper put out more content (7) |
| WRAP | A light dressing-gown, outdoor garment, sarong or shawl; a single turn or fold; clingfilm, foil, paper etc covering/concealing food or a gift; or, the end of a session of filming (4) |
| TEST | In chemistry, what is the process of detecting the presence of an ingredient in a compound? (4) |
| OVENWARE | Heatproof casseroles, dishes, marmites, ramekins etc, in which food can be both cooked and served (8) |
| ENDS | Extremities of the lengths of things such as lametta, paper chains, Sellotape, streamers, string, tinsel, wrapping paper etc; oddments; or, in curling, rounds of play on the rinks (4) |
| LOT | The making of a decision by random selection of a straw or a slip of paper etc; or, by extension, an assigned or apportioned share; or, one's destiny, fate or fortune (3) |
| ISOMER | A few Irish houses in a compound with similar properties (6) |
| AMINOACID | Adult in Dominica potentially in a compound for life (5,4) |
| ALUMINA | A female graduate has cut it in a compound (7) |
| ASTEROID | I would approve all being kept in a compound (8) |
| ALKALOID | I would approve all being kept in a compound (8) |
| ESTER | The sort of trees one finds in a compound (5) |
