| RETAKEN | Queen binds princess up, then knight captured again (7) |
| MINARET | Policemen carrying Indian princess up to the tower (7) |
| SNEERED | Shown contempt, be angry when knight's captured |
| DIABOLO | Help up then hit up taking nothing from the game (7) |
| SEESAWS | Goes up, then down, then up |
| FLASHED | Quickly lit up then ran away carrying evidence of smoking (7) |
| RUSHDIE | Hurry up, then stop for novelist (7) |
| POLICED | Guarded in dock, brought up, then executed (7) |
| NEWGATE | Old prison of Great Wen put up, then demolished (7) |
| STILTON | Leg up, then, for cheese? (7) |
| ENTHUSE | Be keen, loosen up then exercise (7) |
| AIRFARE | Charge to go up, then down (7) |
| BURGLED | Food served up, then the French bread at last is broken into (7) |
| LOBSTER | Nipper will throw up, then rest in slosh (7) |
| GUMDROP | Mug up then let go, sweetie (7) |
| HEGERTY | Crack up, then ye anger Chaser (4,7) |
| BAFFLED | Confused great turned up then ran away (7) |
| HADDOCK | Ate cod up, then king fish (7) |
| TWIDDLE | Idly give the thumbs up then the thumbs down (7) |
| APPRISE | Pop back, lever up then tell you (7) |
