| LIBERAME | "Please release me"? Or a more serious religious piece |
| LETMEGO | Second line of Humperdinck's "Please Release Me" |
| EASTERNER | Initially expecting a more serious person from Boston, say (9) |
| STERNER | Her Majesty seen at the back of the vessel, in a more serious mood (7) |
| HERESIES | Serious religious dissents |
| AGNUSDEI | Badly sung idea for a religious piece |
| PILGRIM | Tablet not finished by serious religious traveller |
| EXTRACTED | Old religious piece journalist hacked out? |
| ORATORIO | Religious piece |
| FARTHER | To, or at, a greater extent, degree, or a more advanced stage (7) |
| FURTHER | To, or at, a greater extent, degree, or a more advanced stage (7) |
| CORRESPONDENT | One writing to me or a hundred, or a reply sent without heading (13) |
| STREAK | A sudden flash or a more prolonged one (6) |
| BAMBOOSHOOT | Eaten by you or me or a panda (6,5) |
| SCREAM | A hoot or a more scary noise (6) |
| NANNY | Name for a female goat; or, a more traditional term for an au pair (5) |
| REDCOAT | A British soldier of the 17th to 19th centuries; or a more recent holiday camp employee (7) |
| ENGLISHSETTER | Language for me or a dog? (7,6) |
| TEAROOM | Where brew served up to me, or a fancy (3,4) |
| NORTHPOLE | One from Gdansk, perhaps, or a more remote location (5,4) |
