| OLDSCHOOLTIE | Source of unfair advantage that could result in cold and hostile exchange around jobcentre (3,6,3) |
| BARCHESTER | Exchange around 100 men for invention of 23 (10) |
| CASHEWS | Exchanges around whiskey and nuts (7) |
| ANTAGONISTIC | Not against being free, independent, cold and hostile? (12) |
| WINTRY | Gain a few points, though possibly cold and hostile |
| PLEASURETRIP | Jaunt that could result in fall? (8,4) |
| OBJECTLESSON | On leaving Jobcentre, loses working experience of instructive nature (6,6) |
| PULLAFASTONE | Try to gain an unfair advantage (4,1,4,3) |
| PATRONESS | Transpose in mix-up that could result in woman signing sponsorship deal (9) |
| CHALKHILL | Butterfly (in place of white horse) with hawk reportedly in cold and looking it (9,4) |
| LITHO | Printing process that could result in hard toil? (5) |
| ALTERNATIVE | Electoral reform that could result in veto? (11,4) |
| TAILSPIN | Possible call -- secret number -- that could result in crash |
| FREEDOMOFSPEECH | Human right that could result in cheeps (7,2,6) |
| SABRERATTLING | Activity that could result in bears showing aggression? (5-8) |
| ONEON | Baseball situation that could result in a double play |
| LOCOMOTION | Moonlit coo that could result in movement (10) |
| RESTART | Former government scheme run by the Jobcentre that was regularly portrayed in The League of Gentlemen sketches (7) |
| MOAT | Advantage that keeps competitors at bay, in business lingo |
| ONTHEGO | A throng had formed right away in the jobcentre in the middle of Bournemouth -- it was horribly busy (2,3,2) |
