| HEADFIRST | Newspaper tycoon's written about daughter, though on reflection, recklessly |
| ONION | Refuse twice to include second piece, though on reflection, it might bring tears to their eyes |
| PRESSBARONS | Newspaper tycoons |
| TWEED | Very pretty daughter, though material |
| ARCH | Way though - on foot! (4) |
| UPANDUP | Continually rising, though on the level (2-3-2) |
| AHEADFORHEIGHTS | In upcoming bouts, hero's remarkable composure, though on edge? |
| PASTONESBEST | Having broken a personal record, though on the decline (4,4,4) |
| RATIONAL | Though on a false trail, all round is showing sense (8) |
| TRAIL | Walk wearily, though on the scent (5) |
| HEARST | Newspaper tycoon who inspired "Citizen Kane" |
| RANDOLPH | William ___ Hearst, newspaper tycoon (8) |
| RUPERT | Newspaper tycoon engaged for the fifth time, _ Murdoch (6) |
| KANES | Family of Orson Welles' iconic 1941 newspaper tycoon character |
| RUBIOLS | Typical Mallorcan pastry shaped in a semi-circle and usually with a sweet filling of jam or ricotta cheese, though on special feast days they can have savoury fillings (7) |
| KANE | Cinematic newspaper tycoon |
| THEPELICANBRIE | Grisham's '93 thriller about corrupted cheese tycoons? |
| STANDONCEREMONY | Mannered tycoons sadly insist on sticking to the rules (5,2,8) |
| ARI | First name among shipping tycoons |
| EXURBS | Homes to many business tycoons |
