| ANTICIPATED | Stunt spread in papers as expected |
| FIDDLE | Theologian exposed in papers as cheat (6) |
| SOUNDINGBOARD | It's plausible from Brogan bizarrely in papers, as it's intended to test public opinion (8,5) |
| LAID | Spread in papers supporting City |
| ERASE | Get rid of some waste paper, as expected (5) |
| PAUPER | You are in paper as a destitute person (6) |
| WRAP | Cover in paper as a Christmas present |
| FEMINIST | Artist Tracey is in paper as advocate of her gender (8) |
| CARBONFOOTPRINT | Transport is good in Paris for walking? It makes the papers, as it's a measure of The Greens! (6,9) |
| GETAGOODPRESS | Be praised in the papers as Sunday suit may (3,1,4,5) |
| SMOKEANDMIRRORS | Trickery as magician's prop is hidden by cigarette papers as wife disappears (5,3,7) |
| MRPICKWICK | Dickens hero with "papers," as he is formally known |
| STUPID | Puts back papers as lacks intelligence (6) |
| ATTACH | Connect papers, as with a stapler |
| INTREPID | Pinter production described by papers as daring (8) |
| SCRIP | Possibly share papers as cripples have |
| PRESIDENT | Show to be hiding papers, as Trump was |
| NEWSAGENTS | They carry papers as a convenience, following directions (10) |
| INSIPID | Popular drink revealed by papers as flat (7) |
| REQUIRED | Commie carrying papers as needed (8) |
