| THECITADEL | Cattle hide randomly in stronghold created by AJ Cronin (3,7) |
| DOCTOR | NYC to Florida resort created by AJ Cronin (6,6) |
| FINLAY | NYC to Florida resort created by AJ Cronin (6,6) |
| CITADEL | "The ___", 1937 novel by AJ Cronin (7) |
| HATTERS | Heartless act primarily triggers tragic Clydeside tale by AJ Cronin (7,6) |
| CASTLE | Heartless act primarily triggers tragic Clydeside tale by AJ Cronin (7,6) |
| FORTINBRAS | King slain by Hamlet in stronghold, surrounded by supporters (10) |
| KEYSOFTHE | Solutions to family, God complex and men found by AJ Cronin (4,2,3,7) |
| KINGDOM | Solutions to family, God complex and men found by AJ Cronin (4,2,3,7) |
| THESTARS | The celebs seem a bit gloomy, according to AJ Cronin (3,5,4,4) |
| LOOKDOWN | The celebs seem a bit gloomy, according to AJ Cronin (3,5,4,4) |
| REINFORCEMENT | Extra power in religious teaching favoured by Anglicans in stronghold (13) |
| WESTTEN | Recent single by AJ Tracey and Mabel (4,3) |
| BAND | Musical reality competition hosted by AJ McLean, Building _ _ (3,4) |
| THEBAND | Musical reality competition hosted by AJ Mclean (3,4) |
| BUILDING | Musical reality competition hosted by AJ Mclean (8) |
| TARZANOFTHEAPES | Eponymous man of Nazareth appearing randomly in records (6,2,3,4) |
| HOUSEHOLDNAMES | Familiar brands he unloads randomly in residences (9,5) |
| TWODEEP | Pot weed randomly in double row (3,4) |
| OYSTERCATCHERS | Scatter cowry's shell randomly in wild shore? They might (14) |