| GOBSTOPPER | Sweet gents maybe heading up north of Cork? (10) |
| LOOSEWOMEN | Gents, maybe, cut up when brought in to view new TV show (5,5) |
| BOTTLENECK | Traffic hold-up near Cork? |
| OPERAHOUSE | High rise building for the highfalutin in Cork? (5,5) |
| HITTHEROOF | Flip out, as might popped cork? (3,3,4) |
| RINGLEADER | One heading up illicit activity |
| HUNTDOWN | Find daughter in built-up area after initially heading up north (4,4) |
| ARCTIC | I see cart heading up North (6) |
| TOTHE | Getaway break heading up north from 29Ac (7,2,3,9) |
| HIGH | Getaway break heading up north from 29Ac (7,2,3,9) |
| LANDS | Getaway break heading up north from 29Ac (7,2,3,9) |
| GATEWAY | Getaway break heading up north from 29Ac (7,2,3,9) |
| TAUTIT | Greek letter to Titus is snarled up north of the border |
| RIMINI | Irish turned up north of little Italian port |
| MIAMI | End up north of Michigan in US city (5) |
| KRAAL | Chest picked up north of a large South African village (5) |
| OTTAWA | Semi-aquatic mammal picked up north of Washington capital (6) |
| BLOODVESSEL | Maybe heading for heart of ship historic Irish adventurer's taken over |
| TUTOR | Train from Waterloo, maybe, heading north to save time |
| EDENTATE | Gurner maybe heading for Egremont, Cumbrian place at heart of event (8) |
