| ABIDE | "I will ___ the coming of my lord..." (Tennyson) |
| YOUNG | Will _, the winner of the first series of Pop Idol (5) |
| BATTLEHYMNOFTHEREPUBLIC | Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord song |
| ELUDE | In thrillers the antagonist will _____ the protagonist until, usually, near the end. |
| BRIGADE | See 35 The Charge Of The -- - - - - - poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, to commemorate the heroism of soldiers at the Battle of Balaklava (5,7) |
| SELF | Will ___, The Book of Dave writer (4) |
| CHERRY | The Japanese celebrate the coming of Spring each year, heralded by the blossom of this fruit tree |
| MICAH | Book containing a prediction of the coming of the Messiah |
| ASTRO | "The Coming of ___" ("The Jetsons" episode that introduced the family dog) |
| INDULGE | “I will ____ my sorrows, and give way / To all the pangs and fury of despair” (Joseph Addison) |
| RID | "...and I will ___ evil beasts out of the land" (Lev. 26:6 |
| FORNOW | I Will, I Will... ___ ___, 1976 Diane Keaton romcom film (3,3) |
| IDYLLS | - of the King; tracing the legend of King Arthur, his knights and love for Guinevere, a cycle of 12 narrative poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (6) |
| ENO | Will ___, "The Realistic Joneses" playwright |
| EAT | "Fame Will ___ the Soul" (Van Morrison tune) |
| MAYDAY | Annual celebration of the coming of Spring (3,3) |
| ADVENT | The coming of Dave to the Territory (6) |
| OWENKLINE | Director of the coming-of-age comedy "Funny Pages" |
| RITE | ___ of passage, ceremony marking the coming of age (4) |
| NIGHTFALL | The coming of the dark cavalier, we hear, before autumn (9) |