| SEPTUAGENARIAN | Possibly a genius ... a parent ... an OAP |
| STROKE | Real or figurative motion that links a genius, a golfer, a lucky person, a painter, a rower and a swimmer (6) |
| ASMARA | As a parent an artist puts the finishing touch to this town in Eritrea (6) |
| ENGINE | From the Latin meaning "talent, device", a word for cunning or genius; a weapon such as a ballista, battering ram or scorpion; or, a car's motor (6) |
| GNU | Odd genius a wildebeest (3) |
| GENERATIONGAP | Greeting an OAP roughly, a youngster may be showing it |
| OLDAGE | The sort of pensioner an OAP is (3,3) |
| ELDERBERRY | Sort of wine for an OAP? |
| SMARTSTART | A good breakfast for a genius? |
| EINSTEIN | A German mug? No, a genius (8) |
| AGNUSDEI | A genius managed to get key for part of a mass |
| MASTERMIND | A teacher has to look after a genius (10) |
| JOYCE | Writer whose wife said he's a "genius, but what a dirty mind he has" |
| CHARO | "Love Boat" guest who once said "Many people think I am an idiot. I think I am a genius" |
| BRAINIAC | May sound like a headcase, but bound to be a genius! (8) |
| PHENOMENON | Film: John Travolta is a mechanic who sees the light & then becomes a genius (1996). |
| DALI | "Diary of a Genius" author |
| CHASE | Pits ordinary people against a genius, The ___ |
| CAGE | He made contribution to music ___ a genius (4) |
| MIRACLEEAR | Hearing aid company with a GENIUS technology |
