| ASCOTRACES | A Northerner cares about a Royal occasion (5,5) |
| GRAND | Word meaning great, magnificent or splendid, like a large piano, royal occasion, sweeping panorama, stately home or a sum of £1,000 (5) |
| MASCOT | Male attending annual Royal occasion displays charm (6) |
| ASCOT | Royal occasion, one north of the Border? (5) |
| COURTDRESS | Worn at Wimbledon on royal occasions? (5,5) |
| NEATSCOTCH | For a Northerner to be tidy needs no soda (4,6) |
| SCARCE | Cares about a first cousin, about to be in short supply (6) |
| VERONAL | A novel, badly written, about a royal that sends one to sleep |
| ACCORDERS | Yes-men with absurd cares about a line (9) |
| CAESAR | Doctor cares about a ruler (6) |
| OPENMINDEDNESS | Old writer cares about a mixture of needs, showing tolerance (4-10) |
| SCARECROW | The strawman cares about a black bird |
| CAUSEFORALARM | Cares about a formula for solving the worrying matter (5,3,5) |
| RAILCAR | Rant about a royal coach |
| SARONG | Song about a Royal island dress (6) |
| VARLET | About a royal attendant who's an old scoundrel (6) |
| THETUDORS | Bygone drama about a royal dynasty |
| TARIFF | Argument about a royal duty (6) |
| ORANGE | Love to wander about a royal house (6) |
| LEARNER | Suggestive look about a Royal Navy apprentice (7) |
