| WHISTLEBLOWERS | People who expose an irregularity or a crime, especially from within an organisation (14) |
| IMPEACHED | Accused of a crime, especially one against the state (9) |
| INNOCENT | Not guilty or a crime or naive (8) |
| INCIDENCE | Where detectives work on leads to each new crime, especially frequency (9) |
| INTRUDER | I turn red to expose an unwelcome guest. (8) |
| AUDIT | One may expose an embezzler |
| DEVIATION | Irregularity or aberrance |
| BREATHE | Be concealing the heart irregularity, or murmur |
| PETERPRINCIPLE | Promotion of incompetence within an organisation (5,9) |
| HIERARCHY | Word, derived from a ranking system of angels and heavenly beings, for the pecking order of a group of people within an organisation or society (9) |
| SCHISM | A division or split within an organisation, especially a religious one. (6) |
| POSITION | Social status or rank; a job within an organisation; or, the arrangement of chess pieces on a board |
| WHISTLEBLOWER | Informant who exposes wrong-doing within an organisation (13) |
| EVASION | An act of avoidance or escape, especially from a distasteful duty or responsibility (7) |
| TAKEABACKSEAT | Voluntarily reduce ones influence within an organisation or business. (4,1,4,4) |
| GRANDEE | Person of high rank or stature within an organisation (7) |
| EDUCED | Evolved or developed, especially from a latent or potential state (6) |
| SWIG | A large swallow or deep drink, especially from a bottle (4) |
| EXPEL | To force out, especially from an organisation or one's body |
| EDGARALLANPOE | American writer, a pro, alleged an irregularity |
