| CLEAVAGE | Split from company at first, taking holiday, pocketing a grand |
| SIXOFTHEBEST | He boxes with fist damaged, at first taking a beating (3,2,3,4) |
| OTTAWA | On holiday too much at first, taking year off to see capital city (6) |
| DENNIS | Labour MP was wrong about offender pocketing a grand (6,7) |
| ROYALTY | Top people sail, at first taking yacht |
| VAGARIES | Fancies changes pocketing a grand (8) |
| EXACT | Conservative pursues cut back, at first taking on the money (5) |
| FELON | Crook fleeces exec at first, taking half of capital (5) |
| MONKEYBUSINESS | Fiddling finance firm pocketing a grand |
| RESIGN | Commit another crime, pocketing a grand, or quit? (6) |
| QUINTINHOGG | Old politician's issue with money monopoliser pocketing a grand (7,4) |
| HALE | Healthy at first taking heart and lung exercises (4) |
| ENNEAGRAM | Pocketing a grand, trained men earn ninefold figure (9) |
| LEAVEALONE | Refrain from taking holiday without other people? (5,5) |
| LOCUM | Doctor taking holiday: that's a relief (5) |
| PRINCECONSORT | Royal pair made nice company at first - natural and kind (6,7) |
| COTYLEDON | New growth deceived Head of Technology in company at first |
| COG | Unimportant employee - good company at first |
| CORYZA | South Africa supporting railway company, at first cold |
| COVENANT | Contract worker cursing company at first? (8) |
