| American Idol rejected fundamentalist views |
DOGMA |
| Become confused when inane chatter alienates tense wife |
ADDLE |
| Broadcast performer of nonsense verse? |
SCATTER |
| Clear description of former journalist? |
EXPRESS |
| Crazy authoritarian issuing garbled oath in novel setting |
RURITANIA |
| Dark horse that poses threat to rest |
NIGHTMARE |
| Discover whereabouts of something hard to find |
TRACE |
| Dread may be caused by this reptile slithering about |
ADDER |
| Endless stress close to breaking flunkey |
UNDERLING |
| Entrance to terraces in Ulster ground? |
TURNSTILE |
| Establish level for the audience |
RAISE |
| Gain for each bank employee shortened game |
BAGATELLE |
| Half-hearted setter misinterpreted brief |
TERSE |
| How one might describe mass employment in the armed forces |
SERVICE |
| I appreciate that accepting the French is depressing |
CHEERLESS |
| Intimate phone conversation narrowly avoided clash |
CLOSECALL |