| RABBITEARS | Religious leader splits with those once employed as an aid to reception in a moving way (6,4) |
| STINGILY | Deviously, but in a moving way? (8) |
| SHIFTILY | Deviously, but in a moving way? (8) |
| EUNUCH | Man once employed as a harem guard (6) |
| BLACK | Unofficial Labour leader splits support |
| ELOPE | Forgo a reception, in a way |
| ACUTEHEARING | Full audio reception in a trial with appeal? (5,7) |
| TACTFUL | Cut into flat reception in a diplomatic manner (7) |
| DRAWINGROOM | Attract popular stable lad to reception area |
| GUFFAW | Empty talk by a Welsh leader split one's sides (6) |
| HOTELBARS | They may be close to reception |
| AUSCULTATE | To listen to internal bodily sounds as an aid to medical diagnosis |
| CRISPBREAD | Processed spider crab as an aid to weightloss? (10) |
| ACCOMPLICE | Organised police catch host using accountant as an aid to criminal activity |
| TICKERTAPE | Recording of heartbeat broadcast during reception in New York? (6,4) |
| INNOVATION | Enthusiastic reception in support of public house reform (10) |
| SIGHTSCREEN | In cricket, a large white panel set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batter in seeing the ball when it is bowled (5,6) |
| KOAN | Puzzling, often paradoxical statement or story, used in Zen Buddhism as an aid to meditation and a m |
| ASTROLABE | An instrument formerly used to make astronomical observations as an aid to navigation |
| PLANNER | A calendar showing the week or year ahead as an aid to scheduling; or, a town developer, wedding organiser or other schemer (7) |
