| INQUISITORIAL | They say in question-time a Tory will be annoyingly probing (13) |
| CLOY | Be annoyingly sweet |
| LONESTARSTATE | Third film got bad review, they say, in Texas |
| QUINQUAGESIMA | Question during Question Time is raised over Mass on a Sunday |
| DAVIDDIMBLEBY | Who has hosted the BBC's Question Time programme since 1994? (5,8) |
| WEEKEND | We knew, as they say in Scotland, a good time for leisure (4,3) |
| SHUCKS | Tom Sawyer's buddy caught in the hold of a steamship? Dang! (like they say in the states). (6) |
| ACERBIC | Harsh to have a Serb, they say, in charge (7) |
| KITCHEN | Thick stews in French cuisine, as they say in Paris (7) |
| NEWDELHI | Was familiar with where to buy cold meats: they say, in a big city (3,5) |
| NOSY | Inquisitive, or a "stickybeak" as they say in Summer Bay (4) |
| BROGUE | Put your foot in it, as they say in Dublin? (6) |
| CYPRUS | Conifer, they say, in island in Med (6) |
| ASSAY | They say in South Australia they put it to the proof (5) |
| KILT | Murdered, they say, in a tartan garment (4) |
| SORA | Bird is more tender, as they say in Boston |
| ROBINSON | Birds on Jack, they say, in an instant? (8) |
| FENELON | French churchman born (as they say) in criminal surroundings ... (7) |
| LEAFY | Verdant Irish 29, as they say in France? (5) |
| EYEBALL | Mix it with whisky, soda and ice, as they say in the East End (7) |
