| LONGSENTENCE | What the judge may deliver, consisting of many clauses (4,8) |
| TRYINGACASE | What the luggage tester or the judge may be doing? (6, 1, 4) |
| TELLSTHETIME | What the judge who announces the length of the sentence does! (5,3,4) |
| LIFESENTENCE | Gideon was born, later he died? Judges may confirm such |
| OCEANIA | Geographical region consisting of many islands of the central and South Pacific, including Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia (7) |
| TIMETRIAL | What the judge gave in court challenges the biker (4,5) |
| MULTIPLES | Consisting of many elements of Mel's tulip cultivation |
| ERMINE | Undermines part of what the judge assumes (6) |
| MULTIPLECHOICE | Consisting of many components, select question with number of possible answers (8-6) |
| SUMUP | What a judge may do in the last stages of a trial and before the jury considers its verdict (3,2) |
| OBITER | Love to sink one's teeth into reading, by the way, what the judge says (6) |
| SHORTSENTENCE | What the judge is capable of handing down, in as few words as possible, to low life? (5,8) |
| SPIKE | Inflorescence consisting of many sessile (stalkless) flowers borne by a long unbranched axis, as in the gladiolus, sedges etc. (5) |
| COURAGE | What the judge who fearlessly gives sentences has? (7,2,3,11) |
| HEAVY | And 5Dn. What the judge pronounces with weighty words? (5,8) |
| GAVEL | What the judge uses to get court order (5) |
| YUMCHA | Chinese meal consisting of many small dishes (3,3) |
| EON | Time span consisting of many eras |
| MISC | Consisting of many different kinds (abbr.) |
| TRIED | What the judge did caused irritation (5) |
