| SWEARWORDS | They cause offence, in a manner of speaking, to Don getting bit of news in ship (10) |
| SHEARS | Receive news in ship of clippers (6) |
| DOONESNUT | Note U.S. don getting agitated in rage (2,4,3) |
| FREESPEECH | At liberty, in a manner of speaking, to have a basic right (4,6) |
| HEADSTONES | Principal's ways of speaking to convey grave things (10) |
| CRAPSTABLE | Gambling locale mesmerized, taking in last of news in telegram (5,5) |
| MESSENGERS | Bringers of news in confused state with Communist switching sides |
| NOFUNATALL | Dull bit of news: foul bats circling Brazilian port (2,3,2,3) |
| WRONGDOING | “Noggin”: word that’s contrived to cause offence |
| VERBATIM | Action, in a manner of speaking, to answer Timothy, word for word (8) |
| SCANDALISE | Run one's eyes over unusually developed ladies and cause offence |
| TRANSGRESS | Cause offence, upsetting stranger's son |
| IPO | Bit of news in the financial sect. |
| CONVEY | Pass on bit of news in small party |
| LBO | Bit of news in the W.S.J. |
| ITEMS | Bits of news in paper given an initial spin |
| HEADQUARTERS | Boss given four bits of news in central office (12) |
| TESSELLAE | Names of two females and male finally getting bit parts in a picture (9) |
| DIALECTALLY | Logically peculiar manner of speaking to supporter (11) |
| FLINTLOCK | Pirate getting bit of a shock maybe finding gun |
