| ACT | Become more organised and put second person's part of play with others (3,4,3,8) |
| TOGETHER | Become more organised and put second person's part of play with others (3,4,3,8) |
| GETYOUR | Become more organised and put second person's part of play with others (3,4,3,8) |
| RECOVERS | Gets well organised and puts a new top on (8) |
| SOLOIST | She doesn't play with others |
| ROLE | Person's part in a scheme |
| RAMROD | Stern and inflexible person - part of a musket's equipment (6) |
| LAPP | Indigenous person, part of race with little power |
| TIDIER | I tried again to become more organised (6) |
| ORSINO | A greater lord in a play, with other ranks in the circle (6) |
| TEAMMATE | Buddy is behind band - the one who regularly plays with others (8) |
| INTERACTS | Plays with others, for instance |
| DEAN | Made another person part head of the faculty |
| SCENTED | Got wind of finale of act interrupting part of play with lead character in drama (7) |
| PRACTISES | Rehearses first part of play with members of press turning out |
| DAMASCENE | Decoration in a part of play with mother taking the lead |
| LINEKER | Part of play with edge almost for presenter Gary (7) |
| ACTED | Performed part of play with journalist |
| ACTIVE | Lively fourth part of play with energy (6) |
| EXPLODES | Goes off with former partner to opening of play with loads off the radio? (8) |