| Clues | Answers |
| ‘Received and understood’ | ROGER |
| America | USA |
| Careless, offhand | NEGLIGENT |
| Chaos | HAVOC |
| Counter; except | BAR |
| Disgusting; indecent | OBSCENE |
| Eggs | OVA |
| Geological time period | ERA |
| Give way | YIELD |
| Good Friday treats | HOTCROSSBUNS |
| Gun dog | POINTER |
| Having courage | GUTSY |
| Innate talent | FLAIR |
| Invigorated | ENERGISED |
| Metropolitan Police HQ | SCOTLANDYARD |
| Oven sin (anag.) | VENISON |
| Picture; likeness | IMAGE |
| Presumptuously arrogant | UPPITY |
| Private teacher | TUTOR |
| Racer (anag.) | CARER |
| Rodent | RAT |
| Sensing | FEELING |
| Slippery fish | EEL |
| Stand-by soldier | RESERVIST |
| Tawny-brown | TAN |
| Thrifty | FRUGAL |
| Transgress | SIN |
| True to life | REALISTIC |
