| BLAMEWORTHY | Liable to be held responsible for a fault |
| BLAMABLE | Responsible for a fault or wrong (8) |
| BLAMED | Bald, unfortunately, taking yours truly to be held responsible |
| GENTEEL | Let gene be held responsible for showing false refinement (7) |
| ACCIDENT | Throw of dice can't be held responsible for mishap (8) |
| POTATOFAMILY | Queen's blood relations could be held responsible for The Famine (6,6) |
| SCAPEGOATS | As a cop gets beaten up, they could be held responsible (10) |
| CAN | Carry the ___ : be held responsible, in a way? |
| GREMLIN | An imaginary mischievous sprite held responsible for an unexplained mechanical fault (7) |
| VIDEO | Held responsible for killing the radio star, according to the Buggles in 1979 |
| LIABLE | Fifty-one can be held responsible (6) |
| UNACCOUNTABLE | Can't be held responsible (13) |
| DELUDING | Badly glued racket held responsible for misguiding |
| MERCHANTBANKERS | Nice sea shanty breaks out round noon, held responsible for 5 7 (8,7) |
| NORTH | Frederick, Lord _, Prime Minister 1770-82, held responsible for the loss of the American colonies (5) |
| EXCUSE | Former partner with reason to give up a justification for a fault (6) |
| REDEEMING | Making up for a fault, a ... feature |
| BLAME | Assign responsibility for a fault to (5) |
| FORFEIT | Something lost or given up as a penalty for a fault, mistake, etc (7) |
| WESTCOAST | Good location for a fault finder? |
