| SWINNEY | New top man's delight when inns are involved in development (4,7) |
| JOHN | New top man's delight when inns are involved in development (4,7) |
| TUNISIA | African state university involved in development of 24 |
| BUSSTOP | When inn's back open, welcoming drunken sots - wait there! (3,4) |
| SENDINTHECLOWNS | Little time, when inn's closed, perhaps, for a song from a show (4,2,3,6) |
| ANNBANK | Where in Scotland endless inns are in a row (7) |
| EARNINGS | Poor inns are ultimately losing revenue (8) |
| TIGHTWAD | No inns are withstanding miser (8) |
| MISANTHROPE | Top man's heir, possibly - one who hates everybody |
| KLEPTOMANIA | Sadly like a top man's recurrent urge to steal |
| CLASSACTION | Hopefully learning many are involved in this legal matter |
| HIGHPRIESTS | Things perish somehow without new top clerics (4,7) |
| REMONSTRATE | New top show causes protest |
| ENTHRAL | Delight when halter's repaired with new insertion (7) |
| JOLLY | Merry with delight when two fifties are found inside |
| STOCKBROKING | Supply sibling with top man's job in exchange? (12) |
| GLEBE | Great delight when bishop enters church territory |
| JOYADAMSON | Naturalist's delight when former Sinn Fein leader appears on telly? (3,7) |
| FELICITY | Delight when life model goes to town (8) |
| GLEE | Delight when Grant originally confronted Confederate general (4) |
