| LOUIE | When repeated, 1963 hit with alleged obscene lyrics determined by the FBI to be "unintelligible at a |
| DISCOURSE | Talk sure to be unintelligible at back of night club (9) |
| DUSTYSPRINGFIELD | ____ had a 1963 hit with I Only Want To Be With You |
| ENEMY | The FBI, to the mob |
| LOUIELOUIE | 1963 song investigated by the F.B.I. for supposedly obscene lyrics |
| MAGPIE | One of a conventicle, gulp, mischief or tidings of corvids with alleged thieving tendencies like their relatives, the jackdaws (6) |
| TIDE | Word linking with spring or neap for oceanic activity determined by the monthly syzygy of the Moon (4) |
| METRE | Pattern of rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line (5) |
| RATIO | Quantitative relation between two numbers or magnitudes determined by the number of times one is contained by the other (5) |
| MARALAGO | Property of former President Trump raided by the FBI on Aug. 8; its name is Spanish for "sea-to-lake," so called because it borders both the Atlantic and Lake Worth Lagoon |
| JOHNDILLINGER | US gangster and Public Enemy No. 1 killed by the FBI in 1934 following a tip-off from the 'Woman in Red' (4,9) |
| WIRETAP | A method favoured by the FBI for listening to suspect conversations (7) |
| MABARKER | Midwest woman with four gangster sons who was gunned down by the FBI in 1935: 2 wds. |
| JEANSEBERG | French New Wave star who was targeted by the FBI for her support of the Black Panthers |
| FIRSTBLOOD | FBI to "Lords" for Rambo to deal with (5,5) |
| LOCALTIME | Hours pub is open? It is determined by the passage of the sun (5,4) |
| FAIREST | The most impartial and just, as determined by the Wicked Queen's mirror (7) |
| FED | Nourished at first by the FBI (3) |
| OBAMA | US President when Calexico PD was raided by the FBI |
| JERRY | HER WEDDING TO THIS GUY WAS INTERRUPTED BY THE FBI |