| CIGAR | A bunch of tragically upended rolled leaves (5) |
| CASSOCK | Coat barrel stuffed with rolled leaves (7) |
| ORTON | Which English playwright, author of Entertaining Mr Sloane (1963) and Loot (1964), died tragically at the hands of his jealous lover? (5) |
| MOTET | Choral piece starts from music of the Eighties, tragically (5) |
| AARON | Tragically late younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick (5,6) |
| ULTRA | Extremist is a little unhelpful, tragically (5) |
| EXTRA | Alex tragically admitted more than usual (5) |
| PLUTO | Heavenly body starts off pretty luscious, until tragically old (5) |
| AHEAD | "___ by a Century" by The Tragically Hip |
| EVENT | What happened in seventeen seventy-seven, tragically, on three occasions (5) |
| ORGAN | Lily Partridge, who tragically died playing for Devon team Exonian Ladies in 2015, saved at least four lives through - - - donation (5) |
| DHAKA | Location where the F-7 BGI fighter jet tragically crashed at Milestone School & College. (5) |
| BONES | Tragically Hip hit "Little ______ |
| POETS | The Tragically Hip song |
| TETRA | Fish caught in grate, tragically |
| SADLY | Unhappily or tragically |
| CARTER | Tragically late younger brother of Backstreet Boy Nick (5,6) |
| JARNOSAARINEN | Early 1970s yamaha racer who became one of the most influential racers in history before being tragically killed at Monza. (5,8) |
| DEBBIE | First name of Nigel Bates's wife, whose life was tragically cut short after being hit by a car in EastEnders (6) |
| LEANDER | Opening of account in bank, one tragically lost between banks (7) |
