| TRUNK | Site of branch meeting making majority of deal, perhaps (5) |
| TROUBLEFREE | Simple source of deal, perhaps, involving cash from Russia and France |
| STICK | Criticism of branch with little substance? (5) |
| EXERT | Bring into operation deal, perhaps accepting unknown backing (5) |
| WOOED | Tried to win deal, perhaps to import drug (5) |
| OLIVE | Ring leading lights very early for a type of branch used as an emblem of peace |
| SHOOT | Start of branch fire (5) |
| LEADS | Is first with the deals, perhaps (5) |
| UNWON | Like a pot left for the next deal, perhaps because no one was able to show openers* |
| SHAKE | Seal a deal, perhaps |
| TRIGONOMETRICAL | Leave with no standard of measurement fixed in test of branch of geometry |
| HOWL | Cry of bird descending from end of branch (4) |
| FALLSHORT | Stall for working around rear of branch gets to be insufficient (4,5) |
| STICKBY | Remain faithful to part of branch over times (5,2) |
| SOMETHINGNASTY | Dodgy deal perhaps experienced by Ada in home of the 21 24s? (9,5,2,3,8) |
| INTHEWOODSHED | Dodgy deal perhaps experienced by Ada in home of the 21 24s? (9,5,2,3,8) |
| OLDHAND | Has experience of cards from previous deal perhaps (3,4) |
| KNOTHOLE | Part of the deal, perhaps, sounds incomplete (8) |
| GREENWOODPECKER | Bird given raw deal, perhaps, one kissing? (5,10) |
| SHUFFLING | Fidgeting before making a deal, perhaps |
