| TROPICAL | Very hot on relating to current events, absorbing stories at heart (8) |
| PREHISTORY | Period very early on relating to man's attempt to introduce wheel? |
| AGONAL | A prisoner backs round on relating to pain (6) |
| SEAFARING | So Jack's likely to be very hot on restricting soccer clubs? |
| GUMBOIL | Stick to become very hot on abscess (7) |
| SCORCHING | Something speed cops are very hot on (9) |
| FLAMBE | So dish may appear very hot, on the surface |
| PASTRAMI | Spicy, smoked beef sliced and served hot on rye bread, used to make a popular New York deli sandwich (8) |
| MARATHON | Mother with deserter, hot, on long run (8) |
| AMETHYST | Steamy and hot on the outside, turning purple (8) |
| ONTHEDOT | Ted, hot, on broadcast exactly on time (2,3,3) |
| CAMSHAFT | Part of engine hits back, thousands missing, hot on tail (8) |
| STEAMS | Side gets very hot on board (6) |
| TOPICAL | Relating to current news or events (7) |
| TRENDING | Hot, on social media |
| ACAVE | Living in - (oblivious to current events) |
| UNDERA | Living ___ ___ rock; oblivious to current events |
| TIMELINESS | Relevance to current events |
| CANTERBURYTALES | Stories at the Tabard might snub TT relay race (10,5) |
| LYINGIN | Staying in bed later than usual, telling stories at home |
