| NOTIFICATIONS | What the informers are capable of in America and Russia covers good books being fairly specific (13) |
| BOXINGMATCHES | What Maguire and Patterson are capable of in The Ring? (6,7) |
| SOBERING | Consequently the gulf between America and Russia is becoming more serious (8) |
| NARKS | Police informers are moaning types (5) |
| SIESTA | Observe good book being read when one's out in the heat |
| SHOPPED | What the informer did when paid the money? (7) |
| AESTHETE | Sensitive chap worried about good book being incomplete |
| MORTON | Actress Samantha of "In America" |
| LOSANGELES | See gallons disposed of in America (3,7) |
| LENGTH | Period of fasting: hour covers good duration |
| KANGAROO | New anorak covers good old jumper? (8) |
| DIOMEDEISLANDS | Two small land masses in the Bering Strait, separated by the boundary line between the US and Russia (7,7) |
| BERINGSEA | What separates the US and Russia leads to each saving energy (6,3) |
| PUT | Sounds like something the swinger is capable of in park (3) |
| EFFICIENT | Capable of, in effect, turning to catch one (9) |
| DEEPSIX | Penetrating boundary one has to get rid of in US |
| COMMITANERROR | Arrive briefly at college in America and, almost by mistake, get off on the wrong foot (6,2,5) |
| PASSEDTHEBUCK | Gave away Bill in America and shifted the blame (6,3,4) |
| THUMBONESNOSE | Digitally connect with Bill in America and show contempt? (5,4,4) |
| WHISTLEBLOWER | The informer may be the referee (7-6) |