| GOLDENHANDSHAKE | Parting gift from 26 across and most of those in 11 across (6,9) |
| COMBS | Parting gifts from a hair stylist? |
| ISSUEACHALLENGE | Most of those in 21 down answer almost all of those in 11 across with offer to invest in Donnybrook perhaps (5,1,9) |
| CLASSICSSCHOLAR | An authority on a number of flat races, presumably, in 9 across and most of those in 25 across (8,7) |
| SPEECHTHERAPIST | Helping people to talk to 26 across and one of those in 11 across (6,9) |
| POISONPENLETTER | Hate-mail from 26 opponents in disorder on Right |
| MATTEROFOPINION | Old French behind 8 across and most of those in 14 across? That's open to debate! (6,2,7) |
| GOLDENPARACHUTE | CEO's parting gift |
| PHOTOGRAPHALBUM | Holds all the shots, as still with one of those in 8 across and most of 26 across (10,5) |
| NEWSPAPERSTANDS | 10 across and most of 8 across and 26 across? The tabloids are all over them! (9,6) |
| DONTROCKTHEBOAT | Observe Status Quo and fellow tenor from 24 across and most of them from 10 across (4,4,3,4) |
| ESCAPEMECHANISM | Daydreaming of 8 across and most of 11 across (6,9) |
| CARBONFOOTPRINT | The Greens are always going on about this trail in 8 across, 10 across and most of 12 across (6,9) |
| DOLLARDIPLOMACY | 8 across and most of 9 across take creativity to the extremes with the use of financial power overseas from us? (6,9) |
| ALLNIGHTSESSION | 9 across and most of 25 across involves plenty of drink (3-5,7) |
| ELECTRICCIRCUIT | 9 across and most of 25 across is on a power trip in 24 down (8,7) |
| INFORMEDOPINION | Knowledgeable view of 9 across and most of 18 across (8,7) |
| DIGONESOWNGRAVE | Detective is no longer with us? 24 across and most of 26 across invite disaster! (3,3'1,3,5) |
| FORMALCOMPLAINT | 8 across and most of 22 across leads to legal protest (6,9) |
| STRAIGHTFORWARD | Money for jam produced by 9 across and most of 14 across (15) |
