| 1 | | Chatter with fiddler in the kitchen (3,6) |
| 6 | | Some of them will be seen around
Basra (5) |
| 9 | | Fundamentally like a really bad
apple? (6,2,3,4) |
| 10 | | Vessels going over break in two (4) |
| 11 | | Scotsman's expressed admission of incompetence is a bloomer (5) |
| 12 | | Sound pulse vegetable (4) |
| 15 | | Swear about terrorists having
armoured protection (7) |
| 16 | | This oath is inviolable and black
as the darkest night (7) |
| 17 | | Handbooks for playing the organ? (7) |
| 19 | | Hides his occupation (7) |
| 20 | | Ring Kitty back (4) |
| 21 | | Subdued rising at sea (5) |
| 22 | | Vat ultimately levied on drink (4) |
| 26 | | Imaginary figure, flickering in
moment on heath (3,3,2,3,4) |
| 27 | | Passage quoted for cunning
exercises? (5) |
| 28 | | Unfinished Zola novel needs time
and energy to come to life (9) |