| TESTPAPER | Rubbish penned by cryptic setter - it should make you think (4,5) |
| CROSSWORD | Angry remark that should make you think (9) |
| STERNEST | Expression ultimately adopted by cryptic setters, most severe (8) |
| APOSTATE | Rubbish penned by a model who has defected (8) |
| OROTUND | Pompous rubbish penned by Oscar and translated (7) |
| TEMU | Chinese e-commerce site that should make you think, "How can things be that cheap? No, literally, how. Something is not right." |
| PUNCHLINE | This should make you laugh, end of story |
| HAIRBRUSH | Hospital to improve image - it should make Barnet more attractive |
| GREASEGUN | A shot from it should make things run more smoothly (6,3) |
| ERGONOMIC | Edgar gutted by cryptic containing nothing designed to be easy |
| MINUSCULE | Lower-case subtraction indicator used by cryptic clue (9) |
| GETSTHERE | Guardian's top cryptic setter - he makes it (4,5) |
| DETECTORS | They find cryptic setter: Doc |
| TREATISES | Cryptic setter is concealing answer papers |
| GAG | Whichever way you look at it, restraint should make you laugh (3) |
| TEASER | Can it make you think how wild a steer can be? (6) |
| REDEEMER | Make him your saviour, ere Mr Dee can make you think differently (8) |
| RATTLE | In a shake, will it make you think "baby"? (6) |
| HIFI | If I make it back to hotel, it should make all the right noises (2-2) |
| NITROUSOXIDE | Tower of strength in Sun editor I gathered ___ that should make you laugh! (7,5) |
