| CRACKOFTHEWHIP | Equal chance of gibe (just one) from Gavin Williamson? (1,4,5,2,3,4) |
| AFAIR | Equal chance of gibe (just one) from Gavin Williamson? (1,4,5,2,3,4) |
| DEFENSE | Ministry of -; government department currently run by Gavin Williamson (7) |
| CABINETMINISTER | A bit reminiscent about Gavin Williamson? (7,8) |
| EVENS | Odds offering equal chance of win or lose |
| EVENMONEY | Odds offering an equal chance of winning or losing (4,5) |
| EVENBREAK | An equal chance (4,5) |
| AMERICANDREAM | The ideal that every American has an equal chance to prosper (8,5) |
| REMATCH | About to get equal chance for revenge |
| RETURNMATCH | Go back with equal chance for revenge |
| FAIRSHAKE | Equal chance |
| SCOFF | Word, from "quarter of a day", hence "meal", for food; a greedy gobble, gulp or guzzle of said grub; or, a gibe (5) |
| PINKO | Gibe from the McCarthy era |
| BARB | Point of fish-hook - gibe (4) |
| BARBIROLLI | Conductor's gibe, one repeated about drummer's performance? |
| ASSISTANT | Fool's heartless gibe about one aide |
| RHUBARB | By the sound of it, regret gibe involving fruit (7) |
| INFRADIG | One new father has a gibe that's unbecoming (5,3) |
| GREATAUNT | Rage growing over gibe of an elderly relative (5-4) |
| TAUNT | Gibe coming from relative after tea, say (5) |
