| CHEQUECARD | Verify said joker having something to guarantee payment (6,4) |
| CHEQUE | Verify said form of payment (6) |
| SECURE | Guarantee payment of |
| SWEARWORDS | They cause offense to guarantee what goes into script (5,5) |
| PRINCIPLES | Royals welcome address with 50 rules to guarantee The Good Life? (10) |
| COMPROMISE | Firm needs million to guarantee settlement |
| ADAMSAPPLE | Water's swallowed very quietly, having something stuck in the throat |
| CANDYFLOSS | Caught fellow with clean teeth having something sweet (10) |
| NESTEGG | Fledgling gets encouraged to climb, having something to fall back on (4,3) |
| ROBBIE | He confessed to having something to do with Darren Osborne's disappearance in Hollyoaks (6,6) |
| ROSCOE | He confessed to having something to do with Darren Osborne's disappearance in Hollyoaks (6,6) |
| OARED | Having something to pull on, rose easily after first sign of sun |
| SPAGHETTI | One following path gets lost, having something to eat |
| WITHRESERVE | Cooly having something to fall back on (4,7) |
| RAISIN | Bad weather outside, is inside having something to eat (6) |
| OBOE | A hobo enjoys having something to play with (4) |
| RICEPAPER | Delicate material librettist wrote, having something to write on (4,5) |
| APIECE | Having something to play, each (6) |
| NAMED | Nominated, having something to call one by (5) |
| GUMSHOE | American detective in Oxford possibly having something to chew on |