| AIRRIFLE | One is fired: character to get sack (3,5) |
| SHOT | Fired characters from Polish Othello (4) |
| POTSHOT | One is fired at an easy target (3,4) |
| MACHINEGUN | Staff receiving unexpectedly nice hug, but one is fired (7,3) |
| BACKFIRE | Report of car, perhaps, causes footballer to get sack (8) |
| WRITEOUT | Communicate with the wrong characters to get rid of one in a TV soap, say (5,3) |
| FACTOTUM | Take out 1100 fat characters to get kind of man of all work (8) |
| SLIGHTED | Pole is fired and insulted |
| CRIMELAB | Where many a gun is fired |
| WARRIORS | Poisoned arrow is fired over head of regular soldiers (8) |
| LITERATE | Having been educated, is fired up over energy price |
| HISSYFIT | Paddy, last on early shift, is fired (5,3) |
| LOOT | John Travolta's first to get sack |
| DANISH | Is husband following desperate character to get pastry? (6) |
| TAXEVADER | Socialist, the first character to get cross at elevating one cheating exchequer |
| EGGBEATER | Encourage rousing character to get a kitchen utensil (3,6) |
| CHARLOTTECORDAY | Old character to get destroyed by unknown assassin in France |
| LEVI | Priest being wicked, last character to get promotion (4) |
| AWAITED | Expected first character to get served |
| CREDITCARD | Councillor, correct character to get source of funds (6,4) |
