| CENTRALAMERICAN | Someone from Mexico perhaps caught artist leading Debussy work in ancient broadcast (7,8) |
| SPANISHAMERICAN | Reach in to arrest phoney girl from Mexico, perhaps |
| MEXICAN | Someone from Mexico |
| OPERA | Stage work works in Ancient Rome (5) |
| MIDDLEAMERICAN | Eric perhaps, one coming from Mexico perhaps (6-8) |
| CAFEBAR | Caught artist, back after a month, in small restaurant selling alcoholic drinks (4,3) |
| CHOLERA | Caught artist concealing depression and sickness (7) |
| CRASHED | Caught artist by outhouse, having fallen asleep |
| GUANO | One in Mexico perhaps travelling across America in pursuit of good fertiliser (5) |
| COPE | Deal taking place in Mexico, perhaps (4) |
| SHERATON | The female artist leading the fashion, following an earlier designer? (8) |
| SCHOOLBOYS | Those in Westminster, perhaps, caught up in class system? (10) |
| DAMNATION | Hell putting Mexico, perhaps, behind wall (9) |
| CLAIRDELUNE | Classic Debussy work that translates as "Light of the Moon" |
| LAMER | Debussy work whose title is French for "The Sea" |
| BRAZEN | British artist leading religious school forward |
| RATRACE | Find artist leading everyday competition (3,4) |
| LARIAT | A tail, perhaps, caught right in what should catch the head |
| ARACHNID | Scorpion perhaps caught hen heartlessly in an attack (8) |
| HECTOR | Boy the other, perhaps, caught the cold from (6) |
