| HIRDYGIRDY | In confusion at Fettes Head’s left third year to prepare with year below |
| ALIBABA | Tom, a lead singer from Milton Abbas, is taking three months off towards the end of the year to prepare for a role in a pantomime (3,4) |
| TONYBLAIR | Famous former pupil of Fettes College (4,5) |
| ANO | Year below the border |
| SOPH | Year below junior, for short |
| JRS | Grp. that's a year below 32-Across |
| SIMPLESIMON | Poms smile in confusion at nursery rhyme character (6,5) |
| BUSSTOP | Put boss in confusion at pick-up point (3,4) |
| NEWCOMER | Men cower in confusion at recent arrival (8) |
| RATES | Stare in confusion at council taxes (5) |
| SIXES | In confusion, at - and sevens (5) |
| EASTERDAY | Eve of historic event in 1916, for which date's varying with year (6,3) |
| SHARECROPPER | Go Dutch with year's growth for someone who pays farm rent in America (12) |
| SPA | Fool's confusion at the end in a stress-reducing locale (3) |
| NOWADAYS | With no wife, always found in sad confusion at the moment (8) |
| MENTAL | Confusion at No 4? It's all in the mind! |
| DECADE | Number of years below average adult spent in household (6) |
| YAP | Dad with year to travel west in bark |
| STAGERIGHT | The audience’s left with great playing in prospect |
| RANDRY | Stopped spouting rubbish, primarily, with year in retirement (3,3) |
