| LEVITATION | Priest on channel not initially giving uplifting performance |
| SCENTED | One-third of scouts under canvas, not initially giving off a smell |
| EASEMENT | Rear of store window not initially giving right of access to adjacent area? (8) |
| MEREDITH | Drainage channel not charming initially to Lake Poet |
| UNSOUND | A French channel not to be relied on |
| PUBLICTRANSIT | Topic discussed on the YouTube channel Not Just Bikes |
| STRAIT | Channel not wiggling around by the sound of it (6) |
| STENCH | Smell comes from small channel, not river |
| NEWGATE | Prison novel initially giving Archer total exposure (7) |
| GAMBIT | Move initially giving scope? (6) |
| HEADGEAR | Director initially giving listener hat (8) |
| URINAL | Address takes in Assange, initially, giving relief to leakers |
| WHELP | Wife initially giving assistance to pup (5) |
| GAWKING | Looking vacant, initially giving affected wave, His Majesty (7) |
| GRATUITY | Playing guitar with Thom Yorke initially giving tip |
| COSINESS | Small functions initially giving warm, intimate feeling (8) |
| DMS | Channels not everyone can see |
| DELIGHT | Dutch defender at Bayern Munich taking care of Havertz initially giving great pleasure (7) |
| GIVEUP | Stop trying - Quit article, initially giving hypnosis one serious try (4,2,3,5) |
| THECHASE | Stop trying - Quit article, initially giving hypnosis one serious try (4,2,3,5) |
