| DOARUNNER | Party manager concealing a split |
| ACRACKOFTHEWHIP | A chance to prove oneself with a joke from the party manager (1,5,2,3,4) |
| WHIP | Party manager, in Congress |
| CATERER | Whip near Keir regularly is party manager |
| WHIPLASH | Party manager left has awkward neck injury (8) |
| WHIPS | Party managers head to wild joints (5) |
| LETTERBOX | Slot in a door or a red pillar for receiving mail; or, a case concealing a stamp in a puzzle-solving treasure hunt similar to geocaching (9) |
| CURTAIN | Drape concealing a stage whose fall marks the close of a scene; or, an item traditionally made by a draper, sometimes with extra puddling (7) |
| OYSTER | From "bone, tile" and related to "ostracise", name of a bivalve mollusc sometimes hiding or concealing a pearl; or, a secretive person (6) |
| ARCANUM | A Catholic union concealing a mystery |
| APRAXIA | Fools date, concealing a kiss and a moving deficiency |
| BLACKEN | Denigrate a fellow for concealing a shortage (7) |
| MARINER | Collier concealing a right to be a seaman (7) |
| FIASCO | Fellow is concealing a company - it's a disaster |
| HASTEN | Concealing a hot gun, are in a rush (6) |
| BREACH | About a famous composer concealing a rift (6) |
| INDICATION | In a manner of speaking, concealing a piece of evidence |
| ILEUM | Agile umpire's concealing a bit of a gut (5) |
| WRAP | Decorative paper for concealing a gift; or, a shawl or pashmina (4) |
| PELMET | Drapery in the form of a valance for concealing a curtain rail/rod (6) |
