| VICTIM | Two men shortly becoming target (6) |
| NORMANDY | Two men shortly named in place of William |
| CHANGE | Global group (shortly becoming French one) with volatile chemical agent and free connection withdraws into Glasgow this year (6,7,7,6,10) |
| UNITED | Global group (shortly becoming French one) with volatile chemical agent and free connection withdraws into Glasgow this year (6,7,7,6,10) |
| BRONCO | Brother and officer becoming target for cowboys? |
| CONFERENCE | Global group (shortly becoming French one) with volatile chemical agent and free connection withdraws into Glasgow this year (6,7,7,6,10) |
| NATIONS | Global group (shortly becoming French one) with volatile chemical agent and free connection withdraws into Glasgow this year (6,7,7,6,10) |
| CLIMATE | Global group (shortly becoming French one) with volatile chemical agent and free connection withdraws into Glasgow this year (6,7,7,6,10) |
| UNITEDNATIONS | NY-based organisation shortly becoming French one? (6,7) |
| ENDZONE | Duke in Ferrari visits Tyneside becoming target of offence |
| FOCUS | A lot of activity around military leader becoming target |
| BREAKIN | Robbery shortly becoming known (5-2) |
| INTENDANT | Popular figure, poet shortly becoming manager |
| BRIGADIER | Army officer shortly becoming part of old navy? |
| ADEPT | A branch shortly becoming efficient |
| CHRIS | Boy or girl shortly becoming rich on Sunday (5) |
| PUNGENT | Bet about top soldier shortly becoming sharp |
| ANON | Shortly becoming essential to seaman onshore (4) |
| DARTBOARD | Ultimately absurd cunning snake has way of becoming target of those wanting trips! (9) |
| PATRON | Two men named benefactor (6) |
