| SPLASHY | Whip a spy out in sensational style! |
| BURN | About a spy out in the cold ___ Notice |
| NOTICE | About a spy out in the cold (Burn ------) |
| AUTOPSY | A spy out making personal observation |
| THONG | A strap or a strip; a lash of a whip; a loop of a riding crop; or, a flimsy sandal, also called a flip-flop (5) |
| THRESH | Word, from "beat seeds out of corn/grain", for a chastising flog with a whip, a fast race, a flail or writhe about, a lavish noisy party, a loud piece of rock music or a severe trounce (6) |
| TABLOID | Newspaper with a sensational style |
| TABLOIDS | Newspapers usually characterised by an emphasis on photographs and a concise, often sensational style (8) |
| LASH | One of the cilia around an eyelid; the end of a whip; a swipe with such a scourge; or, a stroke of satire (4) |
| CATAMOUNT | Whip a horse or a feline in America (9) |
| SMARTYPANTS | Wise guy in sting, spy out to trap soldier (11) |
| RECONNOITRE | Spy out (a region) |
| FEELERS | They have a hunch they're to spy out the land (7) |
| SYNOPSIS | Son is spy out to get a general view (8) |
| PENNYDREADFUL | A funny peddler turned in sensational work |
| MELODRAMA | A male dorm wrecked in sensational play (9) |
| BEATER | A carpet whip; a drumstick; an egg whisk; a hammerer; or, one who flushes game birds from their cover (6) |
| CATARACT | Whip a redhead to exert force on a waterfall |
| CATAMARAN | Whip a fellow outside a river boat (9) |
| CATAPULT | Whip a pennypinching superior officer in launch (8) |
