| FATHERBROWN | Overweight woman's reaching top of hill with new detective (6,5) |
| RHINE | River runs back, almost reaching top of estuary (5) |
| CLIMBDOWN | Withdraw from next task after reaching top of Everest? |
| TOR | Type of hill with a notable example in Glastonbury (3) |
| CREST | Highest point of hill with a tuft on the head |
| GRANDFATHERCLOCK | Great alarm, possibly, about overweight woman's ticker? |
| FATHERFIGURE | Overweight woman's shape brings older advisor |
| SIERRA | A chain of hills with a saw-like appearance (6) |
| POINTOFVIEW | Position from which one sees things from top of hill (5,2,4) |
| INDIANA | State of one new Detective Inspector? A lot of gossip |
| ERRANDS | Outside, a new detective goes astray with commissions (7) |
| REPROOF | Admonishment of commercial traveller reaching top part (7) |
| NOSYLPH | Negative description of overweight woman, often used self-deprecatingly (2,5) |
| ANTECEDE | A new detective, 'e 'ad energy to go in front (8) |
| CANDLEENDS | Burnt remains cleaned out by new detective (6-4) |
| LOOSEENDS | Outstanding details can catch new detective |
| MIDNIGHTEXPRESS | Film depicting new detective's rise in force, say |
| GALVESTON | Female reaching top, performing Glen Campbell hit (9) |
| PEKING | Reaching top point without one in former Eastern capital (6) |
| SPEAKINGTRUMPET | Instrument amplifying voice, reaching top volume in harlot (8,7) |
