| CHIEFJUSTICE | Top lawman, one probing cook with deserved coldness (5,7) |
| LORDCHANCELLOR | Top lawman and two peers (one short) tour part of church (4,10) |
| ATTORNEYGENERAL | Top lawman, a tolerant sort, possesses amazing energy (8,7) |
| PROPENSITIES | Expert author, one probing plots for weaknesses (12) |
| RPTHETCHUGUB | Coldness of manner in doctor who may be taking risks? |
| TEMPERATURES | Degrees of hotness or coldness (12) |
| INDIFFERENCE | Coldness trendy ahead of argument |
| FILINGCABINET | One probing affair with politicians where records are kept (6,7) |
| CANTILEVER | Worker, one probing ingenious mechanical device (10) |
| PORCELAIN | Reverse of smart guy, one probing obscene material in China |
| XANADU | One probing innermost parts of sexual pleasure centre? (6) |
| TACITUS | Historian, one probing diplomacy used by America (7) |
| LUTETIUM | Metal instrument, one probing stomach |
| MIDRIFF | Annoy doctor, one probing this part of body |
| OSMOSIS | Diffusion very much set back one probing simple plant life (7) |
| TRIAGE | Medical assessment has one probing temperature and madness |
| INIQUITY | I left to support one probing city vice |
| AMNESIA | One probing injured seaman's forgetfulness (7) |
| LOWLIFE | One probing fellow criminal or criminals collectively (7) |
| GEORGIAN | Former Soviet, say, backing one probing agency (8) |
