| ADLIB | Dial drunken bishop for impromptu comment (2-3) |
| BLOTTO | Drunken bishop going too far in see |
| OSAMA | Biden secures northern California city after his ar-boss exchanged bishop for leading Saudi terrorist (5,3,5) |
| UPEND | Sacrifice bishop for pawn in trap, gaining turn |
| MILAN | Bishop, for instance, protecting one left in site of Italian cathedral (5) |
| RATTY | Get annoyed when lunatic swaps bishop for rook |
| PIECE | Bishop, for one, that is put in power by church |
| BATCH | Set to pair up with Bishop for Mass |
| ERROR | Mistake English bishop for missing head (5) |
| EXEAT | Permission from a bishop for a priest to leave a diocese to take up a new appointment elsewhere |
| CARUSO | Tips on comic opera for impromptu bass, alto and tenor |
| EXTEMPORE | Synonym for impromptu (9) |
| ADLIBS | Learner is bad, coming out with impromptu comments |
| BINLADEN | Biden secures northern California city atter his ex-boss exchanged bishop for leading Saudi terrorist (5,3,5) |
| IANSMITH | Actor who recently reprised his role as Harold Bishop for the closing episodes of Neighbours (3,5) |
| ACE | Canada's Billy Bishop, for one |
| ABSOLVE | What you do when going to a bishop for pardon (7) |
| SHEBANG | Told police about male meeting bishop for affair (7) |
| PRELATE | Under pressure, tell bishop, for example (7) |
| BARBECUE | Grill Rod Bishop for opening exit out of snooker club (8) |
