| AFORTIORI | Western Avenue in the news or half of Great North Road with better reason (1,8) |
| CALDECOTE | Village three miles from Baldock, east of Great North Road (9) |
| ITEM | Twosome in the news, or the news itself |
| HARDTOP | It's nice to be back on road with better car (7) |
| HOMERIC | Large-scale place to live, needing half of great wealth (7) |
| PARKROYAL | Piccadilly Line station on Western Avenue, near Ealing (4,5) |
| APOOR | "What___ excuse!" (There's no better reason than that?) |
| ENURN | The soul of Great North Run returns to Bury (5) |
| WAVE | White horse, for example seen in Western Avenue (4) |
| PUBLISH | Word meaning make known, share the news or spread the word, as in an article, book, newspaper etc (7) |
| OWNERS | Proprietors take the news or broadcast it (6) |
| HAILATAXI | Call cab in wintry weather on stretch in Great North Road (4,1,4) |
| ORPINGTON | Chicken or half of game consumed by 1960s playwright |
| BOOKMAKER | He'll deal with better writer, maybe |
| ABACI | Counters vehicle reversing in the Great North Road (5) |
| WAR | Memorial beside the Great North Road in Hatfield (3) |
| LAIR | Great North Road in both directions a safe destination (4) |
| BONSAI | Japanese art snob heading up the Great North Road (6) |
| ARCHAIC | Very old bridge by Great North Road beginning to crumble (7) |
| ASSAI | Very foolish person by Great North Road (5) |
