| HED | Homophone of a synonym for "obey" |
| ROIL | Homophone of a synonym for "kingly" |
| THICKE | Actor Alan whose last name is a homophone of a synonym of "dense" |
| DESTRO | G.I. Joe villain whose name is one letter short of a synonym for "obliterate" |
| DIS | Prefix for obey or embark |
| QUOIN | A homophone of a word for a nummary bit, flan or piece, that refers to a corner/keystone, a salient angle of a building, a voussoir or a wedge (5) |
| RYOT | From "flock, graze, herd", a word for an Indian peasant or farmer that is a homophone of a term for a tumult or violent breach of peace (4) |
| RIPTORN | Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name |
| LYNE | Film director Adrian, or a homophone of a word that means "a piece of film dialogue" |
| JANEEYRE | Charlotte Bronte's heroine whose surname is a homophone of a word for atmosphere, ether or a successor (4,4) |
| YOU | Pronoun that's a homophone of a kind of tree |
| JOHNHANCOCK | Signatory of the US Declaration of Independence whose name has become a synonym for a signature (4,7 |
| HOPE | Word for the desire that "springs eternal"; or, paired with "chest", a synonym for the bottom drawer or glory box for a woman's trousseau (4) |
| MAZE | Word after corn . . . or a homophone of a word for corn |
| IMACS | Products with screens ... or a homophone of a type of big screen |
| BURRO | Animal name that's a homophone of a type of animal dwelling |
| NEHI | Soda that's a homophone of a sock |
| METZ | French city that's a homophone of a baseball team |
| YEW | Tree that's a homophone of a vowel |
| BAHS | Dickensian exclamations, or a homophone of a Dickensian pseudonym |
