| GARRISON | Turns up no teacher goes to fundraiser for a company defending an exposed town (8) |
| COUNTERS | Puts up a fight defending an alternative opinion dividing the customers and publicans (8) |
| QUARTERMASTER | Part of teacher goes to officer (13) |
| FOODDRIVE | Fundraiser for a soup kitchen |
| AID | Assistance in defending an action (3) |
| ABSENTMINDED | Put in post before protest, a teacher goes round lost in thought |
| RISKY | Dodgy teacher goes back to Kerry (5) |
| IMPRISON | Turns up, no teacher has heads probably messing indoors put in detention (8) |
| ORISON | Turns up no teacher is ordered to start prayer (6) |
| PRISON | Turns up, no teacher will take first puff of American joint (6) |
| CIRCUS | From the Latin for "ring", a Roman arena for chariot races and gladiatorial combats; a round tent or big top for a company of acrobats and clowns; or, a rounded space in a town (6) |
| PINACOLADA | Nip back for a company car or something that's an alternative to a cosmopolitan in a coup? (4,6) |
| PIGIRON | Turns up, no doctor gets to address crude types going into bars (3,4) |
| CASHCOW | Which business term describes a product that provides a steady source of income for a company? (4,3) |
| GNOCCHI | Turns up, no good commanding officer has Greek letter from Italian restaurant (7) |
| FLAGON | Turns up no local woman takes French bottle of cider (6) |
| LIRA | Turns up, no parking in April in old European capital (4) |
| NOSIER | No teacher has a grasp of English? That's rather curious |
| COMEFULLCIRCLE | Turn up: no seats upstairs, so go back to where you were |
| ATTHECOALFACE | A lot cheat sadly with fine expert working in an exposed position? (2,3,8) |
