| PAPERBARK | Observer in pub, King's Head (5,4) |
| BARK | Harsh noise in pub: King's Head |
| XIMENES | Pseudonym of crossword setter Derrick Somerset Macnutt who succeeded Torquemada in The Observer in 1939 (7) |
| STEELEYESPAN | Observer in braces with slate for 24 (8,4) |
| ONLOOKER | Observer in privy meeting with broker, half cut (8) |
| RECORDINGANGEL | Spirited observer in row, following my band, breaking into dance |
| TESTIFY | Give evidence providing observer in hearing supports trial (7) |
| OPENEYED | Perceptive work by observer in conclusion (4,4) |
| ZENITH | Point directly above the observer in astronomy (6) |
| SUNDAYTIMES | The ____ was founded as The New Observer in 1821 |
| ATFIRSTGLANCE | To the casual observer in attendance, getting award from university is good for Spike (2,5,6) |
| NICTATE | Briefly screen observers in gallery after reporter’s arrest |
| MUSLIMAMERICANS | Ramadan song "Tacky" eyeglasses observers in the |
| MEINKAMPF | Book me in King's Head with a member, female (4,5) |
| LOOKSHARP | Get cracking bitter with gents at the King's Head |
| PROKOFIEV | Evidence I've altered implicating King's Head music man |
| RANSACKED | Searched sedan car abandoned outside King's Head |
| KIDNAPPER | Detective put up by King's Head, one with taking ways? |
| OVERTALKS | Windy lover sat outside King's Head is far too gassy! |
| TALKINGHEAD | Segment depicting brutal king head-to-head with presenter in close-up |