| BROUGHTUP | Raised matter of uncouth union members being employed by oil company (7,2) |
| SUPPRESSIVE | News media first raised matter Nutmeg's aiming to cover up (11) |
| BURP | Release of uncouth type? (4) |
| BOMBSHELL | Failure by oil company makes surprising news (9) |
| EPAULETTE | It's an eye-opener - Paul has a female take on being employed by military tailor with rank? (9) |
| FROGSLEGS | 28's dish for his members, being derogatory? (5,4) |
| RELATIVES | Family members being alive, rest can be put out (9) |
| ARMORACIA | Genus of flowering plants, its best known member being horseradish (9) |
| BREAKALEG | Actors' good luck leading to member being in cast? |
| EUCALYPTI | Typical! EU corrupted by oil suppliers (9) |
| INSERVICE | Being employed below stairs in Venice, sir, dreadful (2,7) |
| ESPRESSO | Drink in drunken bout, mostly restrained by oil company (8) |
| BLIP | Minor deviation or large one admitted by oil company (4) |
| BLEEP | High-pitched sound from shelter kept by oil company (5) |
| ANIMATRONICS | Nursing officer is, I can reveal, outside, being employed by Nick Park (12) |
| INUSE | Being employed by us to stab popular Estonian leader |
| ANNUL | Cancel year in French university, being employed by uncle regularly |
| OUTCAST | Actors no longer being employed by one rejected? (7) |
| UNUSED | New to being employed by the UN (6) |
| REFUSED | Wouldn't accept being employed by the person referred to |
