| VOCALIST | Singer's against having a company's back catalogue (8) |
| CONSOMME | Against having a battle, in the soup (8) |
| TOMJONES | Singer against “The King of Pop" singles |
| SANTIAGO | Spooner's against having cereal substance in chilli, say (8) |
| ANTIGONE | Against having gone with tragic Greek (8) |
| CONVERSE | Against having poetry talk (8) |
| BUFFETED | Repeatedly pushed against having meal with my boss (8) |
| HITASNAG | Encounter problem: husband against having pet? (3,1,4) |
| VASSAL | Against having a girl around as a slave (6) |
| CONFESS | Own up to being against having a broad stripe on a shield (7) |
| GAIN | Against having a profit? (4) |
| WARDOFF | Defend against having a hospital side room? (4,3) |
| DALE | Against having a drink in the valley (4) |
| TOPICAL | Against having a man to follow Penny in charge of current affairs (7) |
| DIRECTOR | A member of a company's board; or, a film-maker who manages the creative aspects of a movie (8) |
| TURNOVER | A triangular typically apple-filled pastry; an old word for a small shawl; a company's gross revenue; or, a front-page article, continued overleaf (4,4) |
| DIVIDEND | A shareholder's portion of a company's profits (8) |
| ACCOUNTS | The statement of a company's pecuniary affairs; or, the department that prepares such a report (8) |
| UNITCOST | A company's fixed or variable expenditure incurred to produce one of a commodity or service (4,4) |
| REARRANGE | Put in new order from back catalogue |
