| INSULATOR | Offensive remark by men about Alsop originally being a poor conductor |
| LEAD | Very malleable, ductile, and dense metal that is a poor conductor of electricity. Known in antiquity and believed by the alchemists to be the oldest of metals. Highly durable and resistant to corrosio |
| MISBEHAVE | Copy a poor conductor (9) |
| GAFFE | A social blunder, in particular a tactless or offensive remark (5) |
| APPARENT | Clearly perceived as being a poor Mum or Dad (8) |
| OFFBEAT | Result of being a poor musician and somewhat eccentric? (3,4) |
| AUDIBLE | Bile about gold key originally being discernible (7) |
| TENSILE | Lies about number originally being stretchable (7) |
| PIRATED | Penny's annoyed by design originally being copied without permission (7) |
| INSULT | An offensive remark about sin last month (6) |
| ORALS | Examinations brought in by Professor Alsop (5) |
| MARIN | Conductor Alsop, Music Director Laureate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra |
| KNAVE | Meaning "boy", another word for a jack in cards due to the aforesaid name originally being used to refer to any ordinary man (5) |
| STITCH | Option for sewer system, originally being underdeveloped? (6) |
| YACKS | Talks of cash originally being invested in bovine livestock (5) |
| BIGTOP | Originally being immensely great tent outside performers (3,3) |
| NEWFANGLED | Few ordered in England originally, being ostentatiously modern! |
| DIELECTRIC | Poor conductor to fail with terrible recital, no ace with music ultimately (10) |
| BANDLEADER | Metal within end bar poor conductor (10) |
| DROPDEAD | Really offensive remark? Way to go! (4-4) |
