| RECEPTIONISTS | Those perhaps working for a hotel inspector, ties knotted |
| FOREIGN | Pen friend perhaps working for a newspaper (7,13) |
| CORRESPONDENT | Pen friend perhaps working for a newspaper (7,13) |
| JOHNSON | Ladies, perhaps, working for one of two presidents |
| FREELANCE | 100 in clear section of road is perhaps working for many? |
| STEWED | Joined in action with mystical characters, those perhaps responsible for movement? (6,6) |
| PRUNES | Joined in action with mystical characters, those perhaps responsible for movement? (6,6) |
| SANDWICHES | Swedish can be difficult for those perhaps served to hungry shoot guests (10) |
| TOPBRASS | Those perhaps hitting the high notes in fanfare for VIPs |
| ASITWERE | Wear ties knotted in a way (2,2,4) |
| ALEX | Drink and kiss for Hotel Inspector Ms Polizzi (4) |
| LOTH | Reluctant to give a fortune for a hotel (4) |
| UNPACK | A French team prepare for a hotel stay? (6) |
| PAGE | For a hotel employee, a quiet time (4) |
| THIN | Water down starters for the hotel inspector's last function (4) |
| TEASELLER | Someone perhaps working at Bettys who can bring up a cloth? (9) |
| AIRCRAFT | One of those perhaps planning to take off broadcast by one of those overseas (8) |
| BROWNENVELOPE | Bribe one of those perhaps already in the post (5,8) |
| SERENGETI | Plain green ties, knotted (9) |
| ALEXPOLIZZI | Presenter of the TV series The Hotel Inspector since 2008 (4,7) |
