| PROVOKED | Offended and demonstrated accepting fine (8) |
| ATTESTED | Confirmed time and demonstrated, supporting American (8) |
| BEARHUG | It's soft, strong, and demonstrated by this puzzle's four theme |
| OTTO | Forename of the air-pump inventor who believed Earth was as light as a feather and demonstrated that his copper Magdeburg hemispheres could create such a vacuum that 16 horses could not pull them apar |
| JEWELLER | One selling gems, mock, accepting fine (8) |
| EVOKES | First lady's accepting fine and summons (6) |
| ENDED | Finally offended and finished (5) |
| ERRED | Offended and judged in EastEnders (5) |
| SHOCKED | Appalled, offended and outraged. (7) |
| JEFFREY | Man, with judge and jury at last accepting fine, free to slip off |
| EVOKE | Suggest almost always accepting fine (5) |
| POKIER | Comparatively confined in dock, accepting fine (6) |
| DEAFENING | Noisy Minister accepting fine manoeuvring by Government (9) |
| RIFFLE | Casually turn over weapon, accepting fine |
| OFFENCE | Old guard accepting fine for misdemeanour |
| SHUFTI | Butcher's closed - accepting fine over a little infection |
| TOKEN | Symbolic number accepting fine (5) |
| AFFENPINSCHER | Barker ruins pen franchise accepting fine (13) |
| LAIRD | Owner of estate left thoroughfare, accepting fine |
| LOOKDAGGERS | Lumbermen accepting fine: DA to direct piercing glare |
