| VANGUARD | Person keeping eye on commercial vehicle, perhaps, in front |
| PLAYER | Poland vote yes with Russian leader provided someone keeping eye on defence (6) |
| LOAD | Charge that's put on commercial vehicle (4) |
| COPYEDITORS | DCIs troop about, keeping eyes peeled for correctional officers |
| OVERSEER | Person keeping an eye on love poetry by monarch |
| COACHMEN | Those from western vehicle perhaps providing Comanche action (8) |
| ESCAPADE | Energy sector's third to embrace limit on commercial caper (8) |
| ECONOMIC | English comedian covering on commercial (8) |
| CUSTOMER | Person keeping order is American general (8) |
| DOMINEER | Around pit, person keeping busy, as boss about (8) |
| THUNDERY | Gloomy second person's keeping below (8) |
| ADOPTION | Deciding on commercial alternative (8) |
| ASPERSES | Falsely accuses pompous person keeping a school |
| BECOMING | Attractive person keeping company with maiden |
| STARKIST | Tuna brand for Charlie on commercials |
| SWAMI | Religious teacher crawled, perhaps, in front of one |
| WHIRLPOOL | Eddy putting hazelnut chocolate perhaps in front of Kitty |
| SAYING | Gnome, perhaps, in front of garden (6) |
| PRONOUNCE | Declare it, perhaps, in front of church (9) |
| KIDDING | Jodie, perhaps, in front of gallery is teasing (7) |