| RUGBYWORLDCUP | Warmer student in perfect example caught up in recent event (5,5,3) |
| DIGESTSTHENEWS | Takes in recent events |
| OSHOW | Nickname for Eighties MX legend Johnny O'mara, picked up in recent years by Jason O'halloran in BSB. (1,4) |
| RECEIPT | Piece up in recent limits for payer's proof (7) |
| RETICENT | Not inclined to speak when it came up in recent letters (8) |
| LEGIBLE | Good characters are, for example, caught in wicked libel (7) |
| LIEGE | Vassal for example caught in falsehood (5) |
| BYWORDOFMOUTH | Perfect example, Oscar's fine opening in speech (2,4,2,5) |
| GECKOS | Reflection, for example, caught Greek island lizards (6) |
| ELEGANCE | Polish, for example, caught by English weapon |
| LYNX | St Andrews for example caught cat (4) |
| CLUE | This, for example: "Caught girl leaving glue" (4) |
| NEWS | Report of recent event |
| SUPERBOWL | After this recent event, President Trump tweeted congratulations to the people of Kansas, thrown off by the Chiefs' hometown: Kansas City, Mo. |
| POSTMORTEM | Analysis of a recent event |
| OUT | For example, caught unconscious |
| REVUE | Light entertainment in which recent events are parodied (5) |
| NEWSMONGER | Old word for someone who deals in information on recent events (10) |
| RUN | To blot out the pain of recent events, Emmerdale's Aaron Livesy does this (3) |
| RENEWS | Makes born again, putting Bible classes before recent events (6) |
