| FALLENANGEL | Claim to catch grandma in a state, as outcast |
| WOLF | Grandma, in a fairy tale |
| NEBRASKA | In a state, as banker goes bust |
| ESSAY | Yes! I'm in a state as I write it |
| REFUGEE | Big leader off, free to move around as outcast (7) |
| PERSONANONGRATA | Character shortly to discover new head has left Granta as outcast (7,3,5) |
| REPEL | Disgust, as outcast knocked over |
| CUTTO | Surrendering as outcast flourishes large knife (5) |
| WATER | The brilliance, lustre and purity of a diamond, such as one in the first degree, considered flawless; a wavy sheen on moire silk or taffeta; or, a liquid compound known in its solid or gaseous state a |
| WILDING | Restoring a habitat to a more natural state, as a gardener might do on a small scale (7) |
| PENANG | Clip capturing grandma in Malaysian state (6) |
| COVENANT | Desire to include grandma in agreement (8) |
| YANKEE | Inhabitant of a northern US state as opposed to a southern (6) |
| ELAINE | She's Nancy and Lee's musical-loving grandma in EastEnders (6,7) |
| BANANAS | Crazy grandma in revolting Swedish car (7) |
| INDIGNANT | Annoyed, like grandma in international surroundings |
| PERPIGNAN | Grippe affected grandma in French city (9) |
| OLDWOMAN | Grandma in former Welsh country (3,5) |
| THERMOSES | Coffee holders mostly over yonder, Grandma, in front of an easel (9) |
| MOSES | Possibly Grandma in Missouri primarily studying French art |
