| HAIRSPRAY | The solution is shock treatment (9) |
| ASTHENOSE | The solution is really obvious (3,2,5,2,3,4,2,4,4) |
| MASCULINE | "Man" is clue; perhaps solution is "male" (9) |
| ATHENS | The solution is around the city (6) |
| THIEF | Crook is exposed if the solution is found |
| ANSWER | The solution is to have the swan swim back again (6) |
| ANTISERUM | Solution is neat ? strange immunisation (9) |
| MOONLIGHT | Hang about, solution is 8 (9) |
| SORTOUT | Find the solution is to organise into groups |
| MUSSOLINI | Despotic type dumped leader Boris! Solution is in me! (6,9) |
| ONYOURFACE | The solution is really obvious (3,2,5,2,3,4,2,4,4) |
| ITSASPLAIN | The solution is really obvious (3,2,5,2,3,4,2,4,4) |
| JEANS | First person in Paris suggests the solution is to make trousers |
| STUN | Temperature inside star is shock |
| ROLLMOP | Cold food after bread is shock |
| TREMOR | Video ref accepts concerns? Initial reaction is shock! (6) |
| STUNG | Being injured is shock, little good |
| CLUE | Game whose solution is given by the center four squares of the three longest answers in this puzzle |
| EYEWASH | The Spectator's solution is nonsense too |
| STEALTHY | The salty solution is secret (8) |
