| SWEARWORDS | They cause offence opening 6 down having a quarrel (5,5) |
| PLAINTIFF | It's obvious, having a quarrel, he'll appear in court (9) |
| RUNIN | For having a quarrel, arrest (3,2) |
| DISAGREEMENT | Made steering difficult having a quarrel (12) |
| WINDOWSEAT | Flying, we sit down having bagged a place nearest the wing? (6,4) |
| SCANDALISE | Run one's eyes over unusually developed ladies and cause offence |
| TRANSGRESS | Cause offence, upsetting stranger's son |
| WRONGDOING | “Noggin”: word that’s contrived to cause offence |
| GROUNDZERO | Worn down, having nothing for new beginning (6,4) |
| BOWLEDOVER | Knocked down, having made six deliveries (6,4) |
| DECOMPOSED | Broke down, having erased scores, might you say? (10) |
| TEARDROP | Draw apart and flop down, having a bit of a cry (8) |
| APPEASE | Quieten down, having a very quiet rest (7) |
| PLACATES | Calms down, having a time visiting locations (8) |
| RUBBERBAND | Keeps things tight and under control opening 6 down for musical group (6,4) |
| ANODYNE | The Princess Royal having alternate Mondays in is unlikely to cause offence (7) |
| NEARTHEBONE | A phrase for 'risque' or 'likely to cause offence' |
| ALMAMATER | As a learner, am sent down, having wasted a term - here? |
| OFFEND | Cause offence (6) |
| DESECRATE | Cause offence, breaking seed container (9) |
