| TRYSTED | Hear, by the way, journalist had a romantic liaison |
| AFFAIR | Was one fellow impartial in a romantic liaison? (6) |
| MEDIABIAS | It affects the way journalists report on a story |
| STEWARD | Official way journalist covers conflict (7) |
| STEWART | Official way journalist covers conflict (7) |
| OLDFLAME | A person with whom one once had a romantic relationship (3,5) |
| UPDATED | You and Penny had a romantic outing and shared news (7) |
| PRANCED | Arrested by cop, charged journalist had a swagger (7) |
| SNEERED | Rene sadly trapped by second journalist had a contemptuous look (7) |
| STARED | Leading journalist had a fixed look (6) |
| PINTAIL | Bird requiring ale, we hear, by the pint |
| SYNDROME | Pattern of symptoms was bad, we hear, by the capital (8) |
| CELUMN | On Monday, three journalists had a meeting with this top chef in Lynmouth -- they're putting together a section for their magazine (6) |
| CHEETAH | Spotted animal from China with ease, I hear, by the ancient house at first |
| FLING | Romantic liaison starts when a student gets loud on a gin concoction (5) |
| ACTED | A court journalist had an effect (5) |
| EXPEDITE | Left incomplete page journalist had stopped to hurry through |
| INSTEAD | As an alternative this month, journalist had article inside |
| CRASHED | Cold reckless journalist had an accident |
| PERTAINED | Surrealist painter and journalist had relevance (9) |
