| FILMDIRECTOR | One in overall control of the shooting (4,8) |
| SUPREMO | One in overall control in an organisation (7) |
| MANAGE | Be in overall control of (6) |
| STAGEMANAGER | One in overall charge of flats etc? (5,7) |
| MASTERSWITCH | Overall control of current (6,6) |
| HEADGARDENER | Part of the body working on the ground is in overall charge of the seed money (4,8) |
| BIRDSEYEVIEW | Every wise bid improved in overall perspective (5,3,4) |
| INCONSOLABLE | One will never get over how that popular backward graduate is left in control of the game (12) |
| RUNOFTHEMILL | Pedestrian in control of the factory |
| EDITOR | One in overall charge of a newspaper or magazine (6) |
| RULER | Supplier of straight lines for one in overall charge (5) |
| SECONDTONONE | Taking control of the race on the track, so reigned supreme (6,2,4) |
| PURSESTRINGS | If you in control of the finances, you are said to hold these |
| GOVERNMENTAL | Parliamentary control of the mind (12) |
| STATISM | Overall control of people |
| NUGGET | One of the shooting party returns to obtain piece of gold |
| GUNSHY | One of the shooting-party retiring is frightened of weapons (3-3) |
| GUNPOWDER | One of the shooting-party, the German, held prisoner making up explosive mixture (9) |
| ROBERTWILLIAMSERVICE | Author of The Shooting of Dan McGrew (6,7,7) |
| HANDGUN | Worker, one of the shooting-party had weapon (7) |