| WAGNERIAN | A new Ring cycle includes a description of itself (9) |
| LOHENGRIN | Record with most of Wagner cycle includes female in title role (9) |
| QUEBRACHO | In South America, what part of tree without new ring provides wood there? |
| VERDIGRIS | Drive around new rings in green (9) |
| SIEGFRIED | The third part of Wagner's 'Ring Cycle' (9) |
| VALKYRIES | Prelude in the second of Wagner's operas that make up the Ring cycle (4,2,3,9) |
| RIDEOFTHE | Prelude in the second of Wagner's operas that make up the Ring cycle (4,2,3,9) |
| RHINEGOLD | Part of Wagner's "Ring" cycle, with "The" |
| TETRALOGY | Ring Cycle, say: unreasonably large, OTT, and ultimately lengthy (9) |
| OROROTUND | Pompous nonsense accepted in Ring Cycle |
| PRIGOZHIN | Hip Ring cycles round Australia for Wagner conductor (9) |
| RELEVANCE | "Great drama [...] must have dimension and its ____ will take care of itself" (Robertson Davies) |
| GERMANWINE | You could find me bust, with a new ring in hock? |
| TOLLGATE | Get a new ring first, but it'll cost you (8) |
| TREE | It gets a new ring annually |
| ENGAGED | Sporting a new ring, possibly |
| SALMON | Edible fish whose life cycle includes the stages of fry, parr and smolt (6) |
| NOTABLE | Remarkable new ring found beside piece of furniture (7) |
| ALLINWRESTLING | New ring's all lit up - for this sport? (3-2,9) |
| RING | Which famous opera cycle includes Das Rheingold and Gotterdammerung ? (4) |
