| POMPADOUR | Madame's hairstyle displayed with pride and a bleak finish (9) |
| LEO | Sign associated with pride ... and a lion |
| STRAIGHTAS | Valedictorian's pride, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| LIONHEART | Courageous person, one with pride and male cunning (9) |
| CYBERPUNK | A subgenre of science fiction typified by a lawless subculture in a bleak, high-tech setting (9) |
| BRIMSTONE | Butterfly from Belgium displayed with colour round borders (9) |
| TRAFALGAR | Flag art displayed with artist in London square (9) |
| NORTHPOLE | Former PM encountering European in a bleak situation |
| UNMANLIKE | Madame's one to hug baker in the morning, coming over stereotypically soft? (9) |
| MASSMEDIA | Is madame's embarrassment in all the papers? |
| ABRIM | "Scarlett, ___ with pride and happiness...": "Gone With the Wind" |
| IRISHWOLFHOUND | Flag hotel displayed with swallow, badger and another animal (5,9) |
| BEARDTHELION | Be the one with pride, and admit a way to force confrontation (5,3,4) |
| AURICULA | Species of alpine primula often displayed with a collection of others in terracotta pots on tiered wooden staging popularly called a theatre (8) |
| ADEPTLY | A delicate pregnant lady's clothing displayed with skill (7) |
| PHENOBARBITAL | Number on a rabbit displayed with help |
| SHOULDERSTRAP | Part of garment, hot in essence, displayed with revolutionary pieces with colour (8,5) |
| REGAL | More gallantry displayed with the status of a king |
| PEAFOWL | Flighty, showy type one associates with pride and vanity in Turkey is behind short summit (7) |
| LEAKOUT | Escape with something of a bleak outlook (4,3) |
