| PAGETURNER | 'The Errand-boy and the Artist', an exciting book (4-6) |
| PAGEANT | The errand boy and the insect make an elaborate display (7) |
| DELIVER | Abusively criticised over what the errand boy does |
| GRIPPINGTALE | Getting hold of the end reportedly of an exciting book (8,4) |
| ANTICLIMAX | Disappointing end to an exciting series of events (10) |
| STRIPTEASE | An exciting divestiture of power seen in new treatises (10) |
| COMPANYCAR | Competition finished off by an exciting, upstanding business asset (7,3) |
| PARADE | Father and the artist form a procession with the editor (6) |
| GAINSBOROUGH | Artist noted for landscapes, portraits including The Blue Boy and The Pink Boy and, in his final decade, "fancy pictures" including his Cottage Door paintings (12) |
| SETH | Indian novelist and poet who wrote The Golden Gate, A Suitable Boy and the fable collection Beastly Tales (4) |
| ROBERT | Star of The Batman, adding his voice to animation The Boy And The Heron (6,9) |
| PATTINSON | Star of The Batman, adding his voice to animation The Boy And The Heron (6,9) |
| PETERANDTHEWOLF | A piece for the boy and the animal (5,3,3,4) |
| AESOP | "The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey" fable writer |
| RATTIGAN | Surname of the playwright whose works include The Winslow Boy and The Browning Version |
| LENAOLIN | Swedish actress whose films include The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Chocolat and The Artist's Wife |
| PERVADE | It will percolate through that Dev and the artist are involved in physical education (7) |
| BEJO | A Knight's Tale and The Artist actress, Berenice ___ |
| RAMPAGE | Collide with errand boy and go berserk (7) |
| EXTRA | Former model and artist, an actor (5) |
