| SEARCHPARTY | Positive sign arises about leading role for investigative group? (6,5) |
| CHATTERED | Talked a lot about leading role, turning up with cheated, at last (9) |
| BRAVURA | A drawback arises about most lively party in daring display (7) |
| TERPINEOL | Wisdom that originally arises about conifer, whence this perfume base comes |
| RAZOR | It cuts the bellow that arises about the last letter (5) |
| LIONISER | For the most part, Messi is included with leading role for hero-worshipper (8) |
| STARIN | Take the leading role for: 2 words |
| UNCLEAR | Hazy leading role for uranium in 30 |
| ACT | Let the cat out in the leading role, for example (3) |
| DREAMER | Remade leading role for one having visions |
| NALA | People's Choice Animated film leading role for 2019 |
| IDA | ___ B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting |
| PRIVATEEYE | A type ever heading for investigative exercises? (7,3) |
| GIRL | Try Hollywood endings with strange lighting framing leading role for Wet Wet Wet record (9,4) |
| GOODNIGHT | Try Hollywood endings with strange lighting framing leading role for Wet Wet Wet record (9,4) |
| PAULFOOT | Private Eye journalist in whose name an annual award is made for investigative reporting (4,4) |
| NONOS | Impossibilities shortly to arise about Navy (2-3) |
| STATEPRISONERS | Organised protests arise about new political detainees? |
| GOODOMEN | Continue protecting cupola, a positive sign for the future (4,4) |
| ASBESTOS | A call for help about leading carcinogen (8) |
