| CARNIVAL | Accountant is not the first taken in by opponent - is that fair? (8) |
| RETAINER | Old family servant is not the first taken in by Eritrea unrest (8) |
| NEWS | Bridge team being eaten by opponents is source of headlines |
| FOREIGNOFFICE | Workplace an accountant is not familiar with? Part of overseas business dealings (7,6) |
| SUSPECTS | The usual ones are likely to be the first taken in (8) |
| HOLLY | ___ Valance, Aussie co-star of 20D's in the first Taken film (5) |
| MISLEAD | Fool is at first taken in by damsel in distress (7) |
| LAWNMOWER | Man with beard first taken in by inferior gardening equipment (9) |
| SCRAM | Be off road at first, taken in by fraud |
| ROOSTER | Bird, overweight at first, taken in by squad (7) |
| CASELOAD | Accountant is depressed about the foreign ring and that's picked up by the barman (8) |
| EXPO | Unexposed releasing nudes - is that fair? (4) |
| PICKNMIX | The Jewel in The Crown is not the first to combine an assortment of sweets (4,1,3) |
| UNBEATEN | Engineer consumed by butane explosion is not the first to not have found a match (8) |
| TOWNCLERK | Yank is not the first working in court as an advisor to the corporation (4,5) |
| CAPETOWN | A cat in Jersey is not the first from the city (4,4) |
| DEEPMIDON | Fielder impeded badly by opponent in the middle (4,3-2) |
| BODYSLAM | Wrestling move in which an opponent is lifted above head height and thrown to the ground back-first (4,4) |
| TOMCAT | One of The Young Ones admits master accountant is usually on the prowl (6) |
| MAJORCA | An accountant is going after the major in a holiday island (7) |
