| BACKBITE | Talk nasty about support for Sting (8) |
| BEDSTEAD | Democrat enters debates about support for person retiring (8) |
| HEADREST | Reads out the cutting about support for the poll (8) |
| WISEGUYS | Wes is confused about support for members of the Mafia (4,4) |
| EMBRACES | Welcomes European writing about support (8) |
| ADVOCATE | Commercial poll containing account about support (8) |
| GUARDIAN | Newspaper piece about support artist raised (8) |
| EDUCATOR | Academic turning nasty about censor (8) |
| ANALYSTS | Al's nasty about TV news commentators and sports gurus (8) |
| BERIBERI | Maybe bitter about support having one form of vitamin deficiency |
| PARMESAN | Reflects music that's nasty about lead singer produced by a hard, cheesy type (8) |
| INSPADES | Decidedly snide, nasty about Harrogate, say (2,6) |
| CATHODES | Scot had to appear nasty about English and Poles |
| BRAGS | Boasts about support for good students, initially (5) |
| TINGLE | A shiver of excitement for Sting dropping south for the French (6) |
| SMARTASAWHIP | Possible crossword clue for "Sting"? |
| OFGOLD | 90s hit for Sting from the Ten Summoner's Tales album, Fields ... (2,4) |
| CLOSE | Don't Stand So ___, 1980 chart-topper for Sting and the Police (5,2,2) |
| TOME | Don't Stand So ___, 1980 chart-topper for Sting and the Police (5,2,2) |
| SMARTS | Mental ability used for stings (6) |
