| FUMBLED | Perhaps failed to catch Facebook exchange to bottom left (7) |
| DIAGONAL | A line from top right to bottom left (8) |
| BENDSINISTER | In heraldry, a diagonal line on a shield, top right to bottom left (4,8) |
| SHIELD | In heraldry, a bend sinister is a broad diagonal stripe from top right to bottom left of a what? (6) |
| DROPPED | Left out of team having failed to catch ball (7) |
| ENTITLE | "... expected North's trickery in this legitimate exchange, to begin with. Name one!" (7) |
| MOORAGE | Stock exchange to blow one's top charge onshore? (7) |
| ECONOMY | Little company invested in money exchange to show thrift (7) |
| GOSLOWS | Work-to-rule times with odd logos, bottom left (2,5) |
| MIST | A bit foggy so you failed to catch it? (4) |
| MISSED | Failed to catch film being broadcast |
| DICED | Took a risk - failed to catch cold |
| BORED | Failed to catch the interest of the directors, we hear (5) |
| WILEECOYOTE | ____'s Rube Goldbergian contraptions usually failed to catch the Road Runner |
| BASEL | City next to Germany, bottom left |
| MILANO | Home of Italy's main stock exchange, to locals |
| POWYS | County set up exchange to restrict last of currency (5) |
| CALLTOACCOUNT | University in contact with local exchange to demand explanation |
| HELP | Domestic exchange to support tabloid, say (5,4) |
| ADAPT | Change data exchange to keep small change (5) |
