| MATTEROFOPINION | Old French behind 8 across and most of those in 14 across? That's open to debate! (6,2,7) |
| CEDARSOFLEBANON | Old French behind 1 down providing a home for those in 9 across in a forest symbolic of power and longevity (6,2,7) |
| MAYOR | He's right behind "8 Across", and that's official! (5) |
| LINEOFDUTY | Old French behind bar taking responsibility while one is working there on security perhaps (4,2,4) |
| GRIMALDI | Principality's family 14 across that's ghastly? (8) |
| ARGUABLE | Chap briefly invested in farmland? That's open to debate |
| UPINTHEAIR | Where skier may be seen? That's open to debate |
| INFORMED | Kept up to date by journalist behind 8 across (8) |
| COLLECTEVIDENCE | Construct a case for most of those in 14 across and 9 across (7,8) |
| GOLDENHANDSHAKE | Describes precious type in 24 across and most of those in 26 across for those retiring types in Labour (6,9) |
| CLASSICSSCHOLAR | An authority on a number of flat races, presumably, in 9 across and most of those in 25 across (8,7) |
| PHOTOGRAPHALBUM | Holds all the shots, as still with one of those in 8 across and most of 26 across (10,5) |
| DOLLARDIPLOMACY | 8 across and most of 9 across take creativity to the extremes with the use of financial power overseas from us? (6,9) |
| FORMALCOMPLAINT | 8 across and most of 22 across leads to legal protest (6,9) |
| ESCAPEMECHANISM | Daydreaming of 8 across and most of 11 across (6,9) |
| PUTUPAGOODFIGHT | You'd hope those in 14 across will do this and the boxing promoter should be able to manage it (3,2,1,4,5) |
| LEAVEATTHEALTAR | A Bandon lover gets to check out Matt heading off with that man and most of those in 12 across (5,2,3,5) |
| BEAUTYSALONS | They put on masks for Grace and most of those isolated in the ship (6,6) |
| DOUBTFULNESS | This is open to debate on four points, one of them repeated leading to suspicion (12) |
| DEBATABLE | Able to beat them at Five Hundred? That's open to argument! (9) |
