| POUNDNOTE | Form of sterling once issued by the Bank of England (5,4) |
| CONDUCTORS | Beecham and Barbirolli once issued tickets (10) |
| EXPOUND | Give an interpretation of what sterling once was? (7) |
| QUID | One pound sterling, once |
| CORSET | From the Latin for "little body", a bodice or waspie; stays; or, by extension, a restriction or limitation, such as that imposed by the Bank of England to control bank lending (6) |
| UPANDDOWN | Variable marching orders issued by the Duke of York (2,3,4) |
| TREASURER | City official tracking the movement of Sterling? (9) |
| PAPALBULL | A formal document issued by the pope, traditionally sealed with a leaden seal (5,4) |
| ROYALMINT | Where change is made in production of sterling quality (5,4) |
| STATEMENT | What you said was information supplied by the bank |
| HOUSEBOAT | Unskilled worker receiving benefit at home secured by the bank |
| THIRSTIER | Drier river crossed by the bank nearest to us |
| BASERATE | Interest level set by the Bank of England |
| BASE | Interest charged by the Bank of England to commercial banks (4,4) |
| RATE | Interest charged by the Bank of England to commercial banks (4,4) |
| PROPOUNDS | Advances in favour of sterling (9) |
| FLEETS | Lots of boats take off by the banks of the Thames (6) |
| BIER | Stand, of late, by the banks of Big Sioux River (4) |
| OLDLADY | The - - of Threadneedle Street; nickname of the Bank of England (3,4) |
| PATERSON | William -; Scottish merchant who was one of the founders of the Bank of England (8) |
