| RASCAL | Villain swapped sides, as about to get arrested (6) |
| ROSAPARKS | Activist who said, "I did not get on the bus to get arrested; I got on the bus to go home" |
| ABODES | Dwelling places as about to foretell (6) |
| SPARTA | Returning as about to divide ancient state (6) |
| NICOLA | She arrived in Walford just in time to see her son Harry get arrested (6,8) |
| BEHELD | Being observed once, get arrested (6) |
| NICKED | Nicholas and Edward get arrested (6) |
| DIGGER | If this miner swapped sides, he would be manipulated (6) |
| OFFCUT | Bit stranded, having swapped sides (6) |
| CARTEL | President swapped sides at end of political alliance (6) |
| BROODY | Sanguine after changing sides, as a sitting duck would be? (6) |
| LEAGUE | Measure sides as a whole? (6) |
| ARISES | Comes up, as about a pay increase (6) |
| ATHENS | Ancient metropolis it is, as about then it was. (6) |
| AMUSES | Says funny things, as about a goddess (6) |
| HIPPED | Sloping on all sides, as a roof |
| TINSEL | Net is draped to one side as decoration (6) |
| REJIG | Get changed as about to dance |
| YAWING | Moving side to side, as a ship |
| CAREEN | Tip to one side, as a car |
