| HERBICIDE | Fictional beetle, detectives admitted, is a killer (9) |
| COINCIDED | Agreed it's forged, detectives admitted (9) |
| ADDICTIVE | Flavour enhancer, Charlie's admitted, is like a drug (9) |
| GARROTTER | Corruption in order is a killer (9) |
| STRANGLER | Largest Royal Navy manoeuvre is a killer! (9) |
| CUTTHROAT | Chart out cure - principally tobacco is a killer (9) |
| EVERGREEN | Awful revenge, soldiers admitted, is enduringly popular (9) |
| PITIFULLY | Mine utterly, I admitted, is in a poor way |
| DASTARDLY | Low turnover, late lady admitted, is rotten |
| FREEWILLY | 1993 family film featuring Jason James Richter whose title character is a killer whale |
| NEWGATECALENDAR | Rearranged fixture list, a number of spectators admitted, is a set that needs trying |
| CASHCOW | State fair, Charles admitted, is a money-spinner (4-3) |
| LOBELIA | Fling and booze-up, one admitted, is a bloomer (7) |
| PATIENT | It's clear the one admitted is a sick person (7) |
| EXTERMINATOR | Former limit in a hill is a killer (12) |
| UNJEALOUS | One usual suspect, judge admitted, is not suspicious (9) |
| LOPEZ | "Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for." She began her TV career in 1990 as a Fly Girl on In Living Color, and she performed at the 2021 inauguration of U.S. Pres |
| TORCH | Light is a killer in theology (5) |
| REGICIDE | Rocky ridge with ice is a killer |
| DEICIDE | First person incarcerated by judge is a killer |
